Turtle shell
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1700 (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: Expedition sponsor
content: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1918 by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) during MAI fieldwork sponsored by MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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place: label: Place
content: West 207th Street, Spuyten Duyvil Creek; Cold Spring shell midden (Shorakapkok); New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Manhattan Island
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: 8/5587
label: Barcode
content: 085587.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Turtle shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Turtle shell/carapace
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified