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Collection method
Excavated using shovel and trowel, screened through one quarter inch mesh.
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Soil
mottled yellow brown and dark brown soil, moist and clay-like, level ended at 19 inches because of a 2 inch pipe running east/west at this depth 7.5 yr 5/8 and 10 yr 3/4
Mixed deposit
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY (1985)
May 1985 - July 1985
Testing in a portion of the former grounds of Sailors' Snug Harbor found significant archaeological resources in the vicinity of the Matron's Cottage. Sailors' Snug Harbor served aged and sick seaman from 1833-1976 as one of the first retirement homes ...
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