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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) Bone- Scapula

Archaeological Details

One left scapula bone fragment from a Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) fish weighing 0.4 grams.

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 28, Landfill: Mottled Red, Brown, Orange, Sand Bands (624.369)

      Late 17th Century

      This context (Catalog# 369, Lot 28, Test Cut J, Stratum 13, Level a) consists of artifacts from one of the multiple late 17th-century landfill deposits excavated in Lot 28. The late 17th-century landfill deposits began immediately below the ...

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    • 7HS_TCJ_Landfill

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