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Oyster shell fragment
Oyster shell fragment
Object Number 987-22-10/104845
Display Title Oyster shell fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Oyster shell fragment
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H1-2
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6 × 4.9 × 0.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H1-2

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