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Conch Shell

South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry
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Archaeological Details

Conch shell, most likely from the Caribbean, broken, may have been used to make buttons or beads

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 - General South Ferry 16196.160

      Peter Minuit Plaza Feature 121 (F121), two buckets of soil from around log/wood feature at Deck Beam 17 (DB17) in Coast Guard Road.

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    • South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry Context Shot

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