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Image Not Available for Greyish brown chert fragments, one with cortex exterior
Greyish brown chert fragments, one with cortex exterior
Image Not Available for Greyish brown chert fragments, one with cortex exterior
Object Number 987-22-10/115745
Display Title Greyish brown chert fragments, one with cortex exterior
Descriptions
Inventory Description Greyish brown chert fragments, one with cortex exterior
Classification
  • Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H86-8
Materials Chert
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 2.6 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm (1 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object H86-8

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