Very small whole oyster shell with hole drilled in it. Possibly a bead or adornment, although the drill hole could be from predators.
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Weight 0.3 gr
Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Fauna
Shell Hinge
October 2004 - March 2006
Archaeological work completed between 2004 and 2005 as part of a large scale construction of a subway infrastructure project in Battery Park and the adjacent area uncovered segments of the 18th-century defensive Battery, resources associated with Whitehall Slip, and ...
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Whitehall Slip.13 Just Below Shell Deposit East of Decking Column 10 (C10)
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