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Object Number
67-1-10/40205
Display Title
Shells of clam
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic faunal clam shells, white in color, some with hinges intact
Classification
- Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Essex County
/
Salisbury
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
1 mile from Merrimac River
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Other (Measurement of one): 7.9 × 4.8 × 1.5 cm (3 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
40205
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1867)
Donor
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1867)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-1-10/40205.1 | Shells of clam |
Shell
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Shell heap
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| 33-24-50/162 | 4 large clam shells |
Shell
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|
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Faunal Remain
|
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| |
| 86-51-10/80739 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 974-24-10/52422.2 | Spike, clam shells, buttons, and pipe stem |
Faunal Remain
Sherd |
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| |
| 46-73-10/86848 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 84-73-10/37427.2 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
South Shell heap
| |
| 86-51-10/81052 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 83-40-10/31413 | Clam shells and fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Softshell clam shells
| 999-22-10/86446 | Softshell clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Razor clam shells
| 999-22-10/86448 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
|