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Animal bone fragments, some calcined, some burned, some copper stained; wood fragments; charcoal fragment; coal fragment
Animal bone fragments, some calcined, some burned, some copper stained; wood fragments; charcoal fragment; coal fragment
Object Number 2016.29.1012
Display Title Animal bone fragments, some calcined, some burned, some copper stained; wood fragments; charcoal fragment; coal fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Animal bone fragments, some calcined, some burned, some copper stained; wood fragments; charcoal fragment; coal fragment
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
  • Fragment
  • Charcoal
  • Coal/clinker
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H941 Level 4, 66-78 cm
Materials Animal bone , Coal , Charcoal , Wood
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 6.1 × 2 × 1.2 cm (2 3/8 × 13/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 49

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Fragment
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Rim
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Fragment
Sheet
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Coal/clinker
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Miscellaneous
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Mica
Pearl
Bead
Sheet
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