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White plastic fragments, 1 wrapper fragment, 1 gold plastic fragment
White plastic fragments, 1 wrapper fragment, 1 gold plastic fragment
Object Number 987-22-10/109189
Display Title White plastic fragments, 1 wrapper fragment, 1 gold plastic fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description White plastic fragments, 1 wrapper fragment, 1 gold plastic fragment
Classification
  • Plastic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H26-1, Level 1, 0-15cm
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 2.7 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm (1 1/16 × 7/8 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object H26-1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
987-22-10/110149 Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
Foil
Screwtop
Twine
Plastic
Textile
Organic
Nail
Styrofoam
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, plastic fragments including straws, wrappers, and other fragments
987-22-10/111833 Synthetic, plastic fragments including straws, wrappers, and other fragments
Plastic
Harvard Yard
White plastic wrapper fragment
2008.22.2301 White plastic wrapper fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, plastic, one candy wrapper, two clear fragments
2007.20.3118 Synthetic, plastic, one candy wrapper, two clear fragments
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments, including wrappers, bandages, etc.
987-22-10/112986 Plastic fragments, including wrappers, bandages, etc.
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments including wrappers, straws, etc
987-22-10/112786 Plastic fragments including wrappers, straws, etc
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, plastic fragments including pen cap and wrapper
987-22-10/112670 Synthetic, plastic fragments including pen cap and wrapper
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, assorted plastic fragments including wrappers, containers, etc.
987-22-10/112813 Synthetic, assorted plastic fragments including wrappers, containers, etc.
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments including bandage, wrappers, etc.
987-22-10/112940 Plastic fragments including bandage, wrappers, etc.
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments, including eating utensils, wrappers, etc.
987-22-10/112950 Plastic fragments, including eating utensils, wrappers, etc.
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Image Not Available for Synthetic, plastic including straw and bottle cap wrapper fragments
987-22-10/111657 Synthetic, plastic including straw and bottle cap wrapper fragments
Plastic
Harvard Yard
8 colorless clear celophane fragments, 1 with twinkie mascot; 2 plastic label fragments, 1 fruit label "valencia / Sunkist / #4014s"; white plastic strip
2017.5.55 8 colorless clear celophane fragments, 1 with twinkie mascot; 2 plastic label fragments, 1 fruit label "valencia / Sunkist / #4014s"; white plastic strip
Plastic
Harvard Yard