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White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
Object Number 987-22-10/110150
Display Title White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
Classification
  • Organic
  • Foil
  • Feather
  • Plastic
  • Paper
  • Unidentified
  • Rind
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, Surface Collection, Location A
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 10.7 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm (4 3/16 × 5/8 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 78

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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
7 White plastic fragments, 2 colorless cellophane fragment, green plastic fragment, pink synthetic fiber fragment, 2 white styrofoam fragments
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
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
2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter
980-24-10/101827 2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter
Unclassified
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filter fragments
996-3-10/102964 Cigarette filter fragments
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Metal, foil fragments
987-22-10/112617 Metal, foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
silver-colored foil fragments, possibly chewing gum wrappers
987-22-10/109435 silver-colored foil fragments, possibly chewing gum wrappers
Foil
Harvard Yard
Crumpled aluminum foil fragments
996-3-10/103794 Crumpled aluminum foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
Crumpled aluminum foil fragments
996-3-10/103770 Crumpled aluminum foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal/domestic, foil fragments
987-22-10/114271 Metal/domestic, foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape
980-24-10/100659 2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape
Foil
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Bone fragments with excavated  soil matrix, wrapped in aluminum foil in the field and left with the soil samples
987-22-10/110175 Bone fragments with excavated soil matrix, wrapped in aluminum foil in the field and left with the soil samples
Soil Sample
Foil
Fragment
Harvard Yard