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Quahog/Hard Shell Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) Shells

Archaeological Details

  • Object number

    13-11

  • Dimensions

    Weight 13.3 gr

  • Animals/objects

    Valve

  • Class

    Fauna

  • Context

    365-13

Excavation Site

City Hall Park

Manhattan, City Hall Park, South of Chambers Street and East of Broadway between City Hall and Tweed Court House

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Part of Project

    • Tweed Courthouse, City Hall Park, New York, NY (2003)

      2000 - 2001

      Archaeological work completed adjacent to Tweed Courthouse in City Hall Park uncovered many archaeological resources dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. Most significantly, a burial ground and fragmentary human remains were revealed as well as a privy, and a ...

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    • tweed

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