Shell
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Dr. Foster H. Saville (Foster Harmon Saville/FHS), Non-Indian, 1874-1942
label: Expedition sponsor
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Foster H. Saville (1874-1942, MAI staff member) in 1922 during MAI fieldwork sponsored by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shell midden; Orient; Orient; Suffolk County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
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: 11/1613
label: Barcode
content: 111613.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Oyster shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified