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1 oyster shell fragment, 6 bone fragments
1 oyster shell fragment, 6 bone fragments
Object Number 992-9-10/102133
Display Title 1 oyster shell fragment, 6 bone fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 oyster shell fragment, 6 bone fragments
Classification
  • Fragment
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H303
Materials Bone , Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 9 × 8.9 × 1 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object H303

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