NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Oyster Shell

Archaeological Details

One (1) oyster shell fragment weighing 0.8 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 15, Test Cut S, Wooden Box: Disturbed Soil within Wooden Box (624.975)

      This context (Catalog# 975: Lot 15, Test Cut S, Stratum 29, Level a) consists of artifacts found in the disturbed deposits within a wooden box cistern in Test Cut S, located in the southern portion of Lot 15. ...

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    • 7HS_Lot15_TCS_WoodenBox_SouthWall

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