Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; calcined animal bone fragment

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Object Number 2016.29.537

Display Title Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; calcined animal bone fragment

Descriptions

Inventory Description Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; calcined animal bone fragment

Classification

Nail
Faunal Remain
Unidentified

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite H932 Level 3, 96-101 cm

Materials Ferrous metal , Animal bone

Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 8 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm (3 1/8 × 1 × 1/2 in.)

Quantity 37

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2016.29.253	Unidentified iron fragments; unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments adhered to rocks	Stone Unidentified Nail	Harvard Yard
980-3-10/104469	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments, likely part of nails originally	Unidentified Nail	Wadsworth Gate
2016.29.697	Unidentified iron nail fragments; iron wire nail; unidentified iron fragments; charcoal fragments	Charcoal Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/72823	Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought; iron nail fragments with charcoal attached; iron nail fragment with wood fragment attached; iron nail fragments with mortar fragments attached; unidentified iron fragment with coal fragment attached; unidentified iron fragments	Mortar Fragment Unidentified Nail Charcoal Coal/clinker	Harvard Yard
2016.29.234	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; many with stone fragments adhered	Unidentified Nail	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/72976	Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought, some machine-made; iron nail fragment with metal head; unidentified iron fragments	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
992-9-10/103628	Cut or wrought iron nail; unidentified iron fragments, likely from nail; several iron fragments have wood fragments attached	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
980-3-10/104460	Unidentified iron nail fragment; unidentified iron fragments, likely originally part of nail	Unidentified Nail	Wadsworth Gate
2016.29.1689	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
2016.29.1559	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard

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