One rib bone fragment from an unidentified mammal species, possibly a cow. Several cut/butchering marks are visible on the exterior surface. From Feature 28.
Mammal (Mammalia)
Cow (Bos taurus)
Fauna
Rib
Cut
Manhattan, City Hall Park, South of Chambers Street and East of Broadway between City Hall and Tweed Court House
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Excavations at New York's City Hall Park in 2011 produced artifacts and features from the 18th through 20th centuries. Many of these come from the Revolutionary War period when the park was the site of British barracks, an almshouse ...
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Late 18th - Early-19th Century
Feature 28 was found during the 2010 City Hall Park excavations. It was located in West Path North and is the largest midden (in terms of number of artifacts) excavated in City Hall Park to date. It was disturbed by ...
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Animals have played an important role in the lives of New Yorkers for centuries. Like today, people living during the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras depended on animals for both food and companionship and the remains of these creatures, called ...
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