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Object Number 996-3-10/72970
Display Title Iron nail fragments; iron sheet fragments; coal fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron nail fragments; iron sheet fragments; coal fragment
Classification
  • Sheet
  • Coal/clinker
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Brewhouse, S7 E5 Level 6
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 7.3 × 2.8 × 0.7 cm (2 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 31

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Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron sheet fragments; unidentified iron fragments; coal fragments
996-3-10/72972 Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron sheet fragments; unidentified iron fragments; coal fragments
Nail
Sheet
Coal/clinker
Unidentified
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron nail fragment with charcoal attached; iron sheet fragments; unidentified iron fragments; coal fragment; copper alloy fragment
996-3-10/72971 Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron nail fragment with charcoal attached; iron sheet fragments; unidentified iron fragments; coal fragment; copper alloy fragment
Nail
Unidentified
Sheet
Charcoal
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments; iron sheet fragments; iron nail fragments with coal adhered; coal fragment; slag fragment
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Coal/clinker
Nail
Slag
Sheet
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron nail fragments with mortar attached; iron sheet fragment; unidentified iron fragments
996-3-10/72966 Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with coal attached; iron nail fragments with mortar attached; iron sheet fragment; unidentified iron fragments
Mortar
Unidentified
Coal/clinker
Nail
Sheet
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with charcoal attached; iron nail fragments with coal fragments attached; iron nail fragments with mortar fragments attached; iron nail fragments with wood fragments attached; charcoal fragment; wood fragment; unidentified iron fragments
996-3-10/72974 Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with charcoal attached; iron nail fragments with coal fragments attached; iron nail fragments with mortar fragments attached; iron nail fragments with wood fragments attached; charcoal fragment; wood fragment; unidentified iron fragments
Nail
Charcoal
Coal/clinker
Mortar
Fragment
Unidentified
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with charcoal attached; iron nail fragment with wood fragment attached; iron nail fragments with mortar fragments attached; unidentified iron fragment with coal fragment attached; unidentified iron fragments
996-3-10/72823 Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with charcoal attached; iron nail fragment with wood fragment attached; iron nail fragments with mortar fragments attached; unidentified iron fragment with coal fragment attached; unidentified iron fragments
Mortar
Fragment
Unidentified
Nail
Charcoal
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Iron sheet fragments with coal fragments adhered
996-3-10/103733 Iron sheet fragments with coal fragments adhered
Sheet
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal fragments attached; iron nail fragments with charcoal fragments attached; wood fragments; charcoal fragments; slag fragments; unidentified iron fragments
996-3-10/72978 Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal fragments attached; iron nail fragments with charcoal fragments attached; wood fragments; charcoal fragments; slag fragments; unidentified iron fragments
Nail
Unidentified
Charcoal
Fragment
Mortar
Coal/clinker
Slag
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments with coal fragments adhered
996-3-10/103225 Iron nail fragments with coal fragments adhered
Nail
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Coal fragments adhered to iron nail fragment
996-3-10/103142 Coal fragments adhered to iron nail fragment
Nail
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Coal fragments adhered to iron nail fragment
996-3-10/103136 Coal fragments adhered to iron nail fragment
Coal/clinker
Nail
Harvard Yard
Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; slag fragments; iron and copper alloy shanked button
996-3-10/72973 Iron nail fragments; iron nail fragments with coal attached; slag fragments; iron and copper alloy shanked button
Unidentified
Nail
Slag
Button
Harvard Yard