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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Clam Shell

Archaeological Details

  • Animals/objects

    Clam (Bivalvia)

  • Material

    Shell

  • Context

    778-1-3

  • Forms

    Fragment

    Body

Excavation Site

Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Staten Island, Snug Harbor Cultural Center

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Part of Project

    • Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY (1987)

      August 1985

      A sheet midden deposited between 1845 and 1900 was uncovered in a natural depression to the west of the Matron's Cottage on the former grounds of Sailors' Snug Harbor, one of the first retirement homes in the United States ...

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    • SHMC_S1C9_BrownTransPrint_A

Part of Context

    • 778-1-3

      Post 1870

      Found 19th century rock path below road shown on 1906 Topographic Map of Richmond County

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