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Image Not Available for Samples of bone and shell
Samples of bone and shell
Image Not Available for Samples of bone and shell
Object Number 13-50-10/91542
Display Title Samples of bone and shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description 3 shells, 2 bones, 1 flake
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County / Chilmark / Site F
Intrasite House ring
Additional Geographic Terms Martha's Vineyard; shores of Menemsha Pond; near a small brook
Provenance
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (1913)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1913)

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