Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; many with stone fragments adhered

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Object Number 2016.29.234

Display Title Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; many with stone fragments adhered

Descriptions

Inventory Description Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; many with stone fragments adhered

Classification

Nail
Unidentified

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

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

Intrasite H932 Level 2, 80-90 cm

Materials Ferrous metal

Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 6.4 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm (2 1/2 × 15/16 × 11/16 in.)

Quantity 55

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2016.29.236	Unidentified iron nail fragments, many with stones adhered, one with colorless bottle glass fragment adhered, one with coal fragment adhered; unidentified iron fragments, many with stones adhered; stone fragment	Nail Coal/clinker Colorless bottle glass Stone Unidentified	Harvard Yard
2016.29.253	Unidentified iron fragments; unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments adhered to rocks	Stone Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
2016.29.1796	Unidentified iron nail fragments, one with olive green bottle glass fragment adhered to it; unidentified iron fragments	Olive green bottle glass Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
992-9-10/103635	Free blown olive green bottle glass neck and finish fragments and body fragment, with iron nail fragments adhered to them; unidentified iron fragments, likely from nails	Olive green bottle glass Unidentified Nail	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
980-3-10/104469	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments, likely part of nails originally	Nail Unidentified	Wadsworth Gate
2016.29.697	Unidentified iron nail fragments; iron wire nail; unidentified iron fragments; charcoal fragments	Charcoal Unidentified Nail	Harvard Yard
992-9-10/103628	Cut or wrought iron nail; unidentified iron fragments, likely from nail; several iron fragments have wood fragments attached	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
2016.29.1038	Unidentified iron nail fragments, unidentified iron fragments	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
2016.29.933	Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments	Unidentified Nail	Harvard Yard
2016.29.725	Unidentified Iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments	Unidentified Nail	Harvard Yard

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