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Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
Object Number 987-22-10/109436
Display Title Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
Classification
  • Cap
  • Plastic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H216-1, to ~38cmbd, level 1
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 9.2 × 0.4 × 0.2 cm (3 5/8 × 3/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object H216-1

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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
Nail
Styrofoam
Organic
Plastic
Textile
Foil
Twine
Screwtop
Harvard Yard
Black plastic screw-top cap with fragments of colorless glass bottle lip
2014.14.997 Black plastic screw-top cap with fragments of colorless glass bottle lip
Cap
Colorless bottle glass
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, plastics fragments including straw pen cap and push pin
987-22-10/112621 Synthetic, plastics fragments including straw pen cap and push pin
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Gray, white, black, yellow and green plastic fragments, 5 pen fragments, 13 cutlery fragments, 1 green drink cap fragment, 1 black shoe heel fragment, pale yellow fragment, black fragment
987-22-10/110127 Gray, white, black, yellow and green plastic fragments, 5 pen fragments, 13 cutlery fragments, 1 green drink cap fragment, 1 black shoe heel fragment, pale yellow fragment, black fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
20th century colorless plastic pen cap
2009.9.3500 20th century colorless plastic pen cap
Cap
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments, 2 pink bread clip fragments; 1 white ribbed tube, possibly cap
987-22-10/111392 Plastic fragments, 2 pink bread clip fragments; 1 white ribbed tube, possibly cap
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments including utensil handle and blue pen cap
2007.20.2261 Plastic fragments including utensil handle and blue pen cap
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
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
Cream-colored plastic screw-on bottle cap
2011.14.3578 Cream-colored plastic screw-on bottle cap
Cap
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments, 3 black; 1 colorless clear; 1 light gray; 1 orange, likely cap
2017.5.382 Plastic fragments, 3 black; 1 colorless clear; 1 light gray; 1 orange, likely cap
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Black plastic pen cap
2011.14.3576 Black plastic pen cap
Cap
Harvard Yard