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Sheep (Ovis aries) Scapula

Archaeological Details

Sheep (Ovis aries) Bone Skeletal Element and Part: Scapula - Shaft Minimum Number of Meat Cuts: 1 Animal Age: Not identified Butcher/Cut Mark Type: Chopped Gnaw Mark Type (Animal): None distinguished Heat Exposure (Presence/Type): Charred/black Weathering (Description): Stained Zooarch Notes: None

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 16196.262

      Secant Pile 2081, 20-25 feet below ground surface (SP 2081.5)

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