Shell
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1600 AD (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Carroll G. Alton Means (Carroll G. Alton), Non-Indian, 1903-1981
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1923 by Carroll G. Alton Means (Carroll G. Alton, 1903-1981) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Laurel Beach, Eagle Hill shell midden; Milford; New Haven County; Connecticut; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/727
label: Barcode
content: 120727.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified