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Oyster

Archaeological Details

Discarded in Dewberry lab. Sampled 1 whole.

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 16196.510

      Excavation Unit 102, Stratum 3, Utility Trench 5, North of Work Point 11-12, 3.0-3.4' below ground surface, Discharge Trench

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South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry
Base/Body Sherd

(1670 - 1785)

South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry
Body Sherd

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South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry
Body/Rim Sherd

(1640 - 1780)

South Ferry Terminal - General South Ferry
Rim Sherd
Body Sherd

(1770 - 1820)

Body Sherd

(1670 - 1785)

Body Sherd

(1670 - 1785)

Body Sherd

(1670 - 1785)

Brick, Fragment
Charcoal
Chicken (Gallus gallus) Pelvis (innominates)
Large Mammal Longbone
Large Mammal Longbone
Medium Fish Angular
Medium Fish Calvar (Skull)
Nail
Oyster
Oyster
Pig (Sus scrofa) Thoracic Vertebra
Pipe Stem
Pipe Stem

(1680 - 1920)