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Object Number 974-24-10/52423.2
Display Title Animal bones, metal, glass
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 coal fragment, 9 pieces bottle glass, 16 banded annular yellowware body and rim sherds, 11 blue transfer print refined earthenware body and rim shreds, 1 brown transfer print whiteware body sherd, 2 feather edge pearlware sherds, 1 polychrome whiteware body sherd, 1 coarse earthenware vessel handle, 150 animal bones, 17 shells, and 1 unidentified plastic(?) fragment.
Classification
  • Coal/clinker
  • Faunal Remain
  • Rim
  • Body
  • Plastic
  • Faunal Remain
  • Flat Glass
  • Bottle Glass
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Post-Colonial Period
  • American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite Structure c; Level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 7.1 × 6.8 × 5.6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 210
Label on object 10/52423; 974-24-10/52423

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Refined earthenware, redware, metal, glass, animal bone
974-24-10/101728 Refined earthenware, redware, metal, glass, animal bone
Faunal Remain
Body
Flat Glass
Rim
Bottle Glass
Unidentified
Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
974-24-10/52414.2 Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
Flat Glass
Body
Rim
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Base
Fort Independence
5 glass and fragments, 11 pottery and fragments, charcoal, chipping waste, bone,
970-12-10/50429.2 5 glass and fragments, 11 pottery and fragments, charcoal, chipping waste, bone,
Rim
Body
Stone
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Coal/clinker
Handle
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Neville
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Rim
Plate
Bowl
Bottle Glass
Body
Faunal Remain
Button
Fort Independence
3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
974-24-10/52446 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Body
Plate
Lid
Jar
Faunal Remain
Rim
Fragment
Flat Glass
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, pottery, glass, quartz, pottery sherds
970-12-10/51172.2 Chipping waste, pottery, glass, quartz, pottery sherds
Coal/clinker
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Chipping debris
Rim
Faunal Remain
Body
Neville
Stone chips, glass, pottery, pottery sherds
970-12-10/51170.2 Stone chips, glass, pottery, pottery sherds
Flat Glass
Coal/clinker
Plastic
Body
Rim
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Neville
18 quartz chips; 1 bone chip; 52 stone chips; 7 pieces glass; 12 pieces glazed p
970-12-10/51109 18 quartz chips; 1 bone chip; 52 stone chips; 7 pieces glass; 12 pieces glazed p
Coal/clinker
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Neville
6 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 glass, 2 glass fra
970-12-10/50840.2 6 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 glass, 2 glass fra
Chipping debris
Flat Glass
Body
Bottle Glass
Rim
Base
Coal/clinker
Neville
23 pottery, 2 pottery fragments, 7 glass, 3 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 pipe st
970-12-10/51174.1 23 pottery, 2 pottery fragments, 7 glass, 3 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 pipe st
Chipping debris
Body
Slate
Pipe bowl
Flat Glass
Coal/clinker
Rim
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Neville
Pottery, china, nails
974-24-10/52481 Pottery, china, nails
Bottle Glass
Ornament
Faunal Remain
Rim
Lid
Plate
Body
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, flower potsherd, glass, charcoal, wood, pottery, p
970-12-10/50400.1 Chipping waste, quartz, bone, flower potsherd, glass, charcoal, wood, pottery, p
Ash
Coal/clinker
Faunal Remain
Mortar
Marble
Faunal Remain
Body
Base
Charcoal
Bottle Glass
Rim
Flat Glass
Nail
Unidentified
Chipping debris
Stone
Neville