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 – Objects

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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

Object Number 987-22-10/110149

Display Title 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

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Inventory Description 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

Classification

Styrofoam
Plastic
Twine
Nail
Screwtop
Foil
Organic
Textile

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite Old Yard, Surface Collection, Location A

Materials Fiber , Paper , Metal alloy , Plastic , Styrofoam , Foil , Tobacco

Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 3.4 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm (1 5/16 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)

Quantity 170

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
980-24-10/100659	2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape	Foil Plastic	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/110150	White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments	Rind Organic Plastic Feather Foil Paper Unidentified	Harvard Yard
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
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
980-24-10/101827	2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter	Unclassified Plastic	Harvard Yard
992-9-10/94691	2 milk glass vessel fragments, 2 colorless glass vessel fragments with white painted interior, 1 white plastic fragment	Plastic Fragment	Harvard Yard
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
987-22-10/110301	Plastic fragments, 1 colorless fragment, 1 white fragment	Plastic	Harvard Yard
980-24-10/101571	White plastic fragments, 1 colorless plastic fragment	Plastic	Harvard Yard
2017.5.401	Plastic fragments, 1 colorless clear fragment, 1 green fragment	Plastic	Harvard Yard
970-12-10/50652.2	23 pieces of stone chipping debris, 2 unworked stones, 7 charcoal fragments, 3 coal fragments, 1 burned bone fragment, 1 kaolin pipe stem, 1 kaolin pipe bowl, 1 coarse earthenware sherd, 1 flat aqua glass fragments, 1 curved milk glass fragment, 1 colorless glass vessel rim, 1 stoneware body sherd, 1 porcelain body sherd, 2 redware body sherds, 7 white refined earthenware body sherds, 2 factory decorated slip sherds	Aqua flat glass Fragment Stone Chipping debris Charcoal Coal/clinker Partial Vessel Body Pipe bowl Rim Faunal Remain Pipe stem	Neville
987-22-10/110898	7 White plastic fragments, 2 colorless cellophane fragment, green plastic fragment, pink synthetic fiber fragment, 2 white styrofoam fragments	Plastic	Harvard Yard

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