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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Tortoiseshell Body Sherd

(1749 - 1780)

Archaeological Details

One angled tortoiseshell body sherd from an indeterminate hollowware vessel with decoration on both the interior and exterior.

Excavation Site

7 Hanover Square

Manhattan, 7 Hanover Square

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Part of Project

    • 7 Hanover Square, New York, NY (1990)

      April 1981 - June 1981

      This excavation conducted in 1981 uncovered archaeological resources from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The report is in 6 volumes. Please click the following to access each volume: The Archaeological Evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block, New York, ...

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    • 7HS_Excavation

Part of Context

    • Lot 13 South, Rubble Beneath Cement Floor (624.654)

      Late 18th to Early 19th Century

      This context consists of mottled rubbly soil beneath the cement floor of the most recent building on Lot 13. This mottled rubbly soil contained artifacts with significant evidence of burning/fire damage and most likely date to the latter ...

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    • 7HS_Lot 13_map

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