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Object Number 2016.29.566
Display Title 12 wood charcoal fragments, 6 coal fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description 12 wood charcoal fragments, 6 coal fragments
Classification
  • Coal/clinker
  • Charcoal
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H942, Level 4, 70-80cm
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 5.4 × 1.5 × 1 cm (2 1/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 18

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Coal/clinker
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Coal/clinker
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Coal/clinker
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