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Organic, wood, root fragments
Organic, wood, root fragments
Object Number 987-22-10/114113
Display Title Organic, wood, root fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood, root fragments
Classification
  • Root
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, Unit H82-5
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.4 × 2 × 1.5 cm (1 3/4 × 13/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 27

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