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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
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
Object Number 987-22-10/110127
Display Title 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
Descriptions
Inventory Description 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
Classification
  • Plastic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H200-1, Sod Level, 0-4cmbs
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 14.7 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm (5 13/16 × 9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 22
Label on object H200-1

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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
Plastic fragments, 1 black comb fragment, 1 tan bandage fragment, 1 white and blue straw, 1 yellow plastic fragment, 1 colorless clear cellophane fragment, 1 intact yellow push pin
987-22-10/110890 Plastic fragments, 1 black comb fragment, 1 tan bandage fragment, 1 white and blue straw, 1 yellow plastic fragment, 1 colorless clear cellophane fragment, 1 intact yellow push pin
Comb
Plastic
Styrofoam
Harvard Yard
Plastic fragments, 1 white, 1 colorless, 2 dark brown, 2 red, 2 green, 1 medium brown rectangular bar, 1 white and black ChapStick container fragment
980-24-10/100748 Plastic fragments, 1 white, 1 colorless, 2 dark brown, 2 red, 2 green, 1 medium brown rectangular bar, 1 white and black ChapStick container fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
987-22-10/109436 Gold screw cap fragments, pink and white straw fragments, red pen cap fragments, colorless plastic fragments
Plastic
Cap
Harvard Yard
Chilkat blanket with totemic designs in yellow, pale green, black on white.
974-44-10/52509 Chilkat blanket with totemic designs in yellow, pale green, black on white.
Textile
Alaska
Image Not Available for 4 tiny fragments of pale green mica - colored from contact with coins
41-63-60/7429 4 tiny fragments of pale green mica - colored from contact with coins
Bim-son
White plastc cutlery fragments
987-22-10/111047 White plastc cutlery fragments
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body and base fragments, 1 fragment with partial black stamp, white paste
987-22-10/108919 Light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body and base fragments, 1 fragment with partial black stamp, white paste
Base
Body
Harvard Yard
Black and yellow slip-glazed earthenware vessel body fragments, buff paste, 1 fragment gray paste, likely jackfield type
980-24-10/101440 Black and yellow slip-glazed earthenware vessel body fragments, buff paste, 1 fragment gray paste, likely jackfield type
Body
Harvard Yard
Glass fragments, miscellaneous, 1 ribbed, blues, white, greens, black
2003.1.957 Glass fragments, miscellaneous, 1 ribbed, blues, white, greens, black
Raw Material
Fragment
Saudi Arabia
Ground stone beads, tubular, 4 green, 14 black, 1 incised, 2 bone bead fragments
78-42-20/16889.1 Ground stone beads, tubular, 4 green, 14 black, 1 incised, 2 bone bead fragments
Tubular Bead
Nicaragua
Yellow on red and yellow on black slip decorated earthenware body and rim fragments, 2 with red paste, 1 with gray paste
992-9-10/102252 Yellow on red and yellow on black slip decorated earthenware body and rim fragments, 2 with red paste, 1 with gray paste
Body
Rim
Harvard Yard