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cut nail

(1840s)

SHMC_S5C2_CutNail

Archaeological Details

American

  • Date made

    1840s

  • Animals/objects

    Nail

  • Material

    Metal

  • Context

    778-5-2

  • Forms

    Whole

  • Techniques

    Machine-headed

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

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