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Object Number 2016.29.863
Display Title Eight coal fragments; six charcoal fragments; one slag fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Eight coal fragments; six charcoal fragments; one slag fragment
Classification
  • Slag
  • Charcoal
  • Coal/clinker
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H931, Floor clean up, 80 cm
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 3.4 × 2 × 1.4 cm (1 5/16 × 13/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 15

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