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Object Number 974-36-10/52371.2
Display Title Coal ash and slag
Descriptions
Object Description Ash - not known from what source
Inventory Description Coal ash and slag
Classification
  • Ash
  • Slag
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Hunt-Canaday Hall Site
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Slag , Ash
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest bit of slag): 6.4 × 6 × 2 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 8

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