NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
Home / Collections / Search

Soft Shell Clam Shell

Archaeological Details

1 hinge, 2 fragments.

Excavation Site

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

View Site

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 ...

      View Project
    • Battery Wall Excavation Images 12/28/2005

Part of Context

    • 1439- South Ferry - Whitehall Slip 15598.155

      Civetta Area, Peter Minuit Plaza, Approx. 4' N of Decking Column 10 (C10), Cobblestone Area below shell layer (brick)

      View Context

Related Objects

View all 7
South Ferry Terminal - Whitehall Slip
Deer (White-Tailed) (Odocoileus virginianus) Femur
South Ferry Terminal - Whitehall Slip
Red Brick Bat
South Ferry Terminal - Whitehall Slip
Tin Glazed Earthenware Base Sherd

(1640 - 1780)

Glass Wine Bottle Body Sherd
Hard Shell Clam Shell, Quahog
Oyster Shell
Soft Shell Clam Shell