Worked shell
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Excavator
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
label: Excavator
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
label: Excavator
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1917 or 1918 by MAI staff members Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971), Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925), and Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI and funded by MAI trustee Samuel Riker Jr. (1868-1936).
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place: label: Place
content: Shell midden A, middle part; Schley Avenue; New York City, Bronx, Throgs Neck (Throggs Neck); Bronx County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/3302
label: Barcode
content: 083302.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped