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Piece of shell (marine)
Object Number 43-18-40/5887
Display Title Piece of shell (marine)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, faunal remain, fragment, curved, white, fragment
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / <State> / <County> / Ollioules
Intrasite Natural Burial Cave
Additional Geographic Terms Var
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (5/8 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 43-18-40/5887 / GS Oll / Grotte Sepulcrole / Cintraine / Ollioules Naturelle

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