White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments

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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
Unidentified
Rind
Foil
Plastic
Paper
Feather

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

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

Intrasite Old Yard, Surface Collection, Location A

Materials Paper , Tobacco , Plastic , Styrofoam , Metal alloy , Fruit , Feather

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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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
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	Organic Nail Styrofoam Textile Plastic Twine Screwtop Foil	Harvard Yard
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
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
980-24-10/101827	2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter	Unclassified Plastic	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/102964	Cigarette filter fragments	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/114271	Metal/domestic, foil fragments	Foil	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/112617	Metal, foil fragments	Foil	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/109435	silver-colored foil fragments, possibly chewing gum wrappers	Foil	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/103770	Crumpled aluminum foil fragments	Foil	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/103794	Crumpled aluminum foil fragments	Foil	Harvard Yard
980-24-10/100659	2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape	Foil Plastic	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/110175	Bone fragments with excavated soil matrix, wrapped in aluminum foil in the field and left with the soil samples	Fragment Foil Soil Sample	Harvard Yard

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