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: Collector
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Collector
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
label: Previous owner
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Previous owner
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
label: Donor
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Donor
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by William L. Calver while doing fieldwork with Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian) in 1923; donated to MAI by William Calver and Reginald Bolton in 1923.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Shell midden at foot of Dyckman Street west of Site 3; 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: Raw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/4489
label: Barcode
content: 124489.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Raw
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Whelk shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified