Shell
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1000–1600 (Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Frederick Preston Orchard (F. P. Orchard), Non-Indian, 1891-1977
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1927 by Frederick Preston Orchard (1891-1977, son of MAI staff member William C. Orchard) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Beach Haven; Port Washington; Nassau County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Late 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: 15/8612
label: Barcode
content: 158612.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Oyster shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified