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Object Number 996-3-10/103801
Display Title Organic, acorn shell fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, acorn shell fragments
Classification
  • Fragment
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Brewhouse, S3 E7 Level 1
Materials Acorn
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 1.5 × 1.2 × 0.2 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 5

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