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Bone Knife Handle

(1720 - 1770)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
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Archaeological Details

Pistol grip bone handle with flat iron tang and two pins. Blade not present. Date from Dunning 2000. Returned from G. McGowan conservation.

Excavation Site

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

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Part of Project

    • South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012)

      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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    • Battery Wall Excavation Images 12/28/2005

Part of Context

    • 1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.256

      XT4 Rubble Fill Above Structure (Misc. Finds)

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