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Object Number 992-9-10/103594
Display Title Shell fragments, 3 oyster, 8 clam
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell fragments, 3 oyster, 8 clam
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H335
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 8.6 × 6 × 2.5 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity 11

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