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: Expedition
content: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition leader
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 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shell midden at foot of Dyckman Street; Inwood Station shell midden; 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: 9/1160
label: Barcode
content: 091160.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Oyster shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified