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Object ID: 32530
Site Name: Zekiah Fort
Context Number: 18CH808-247
Count: 1
Object Type: tooth
Object SubType: shark
Material: faunal
Material Subtype: tooth
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Taxonomy: shark (Class Chondrichthyes)
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Dimensions: [slant hieght] 25.52 [root width] 24.16 mm
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SMALL FINDS RECORD
Small Find ID: 584
No of Objects: 1
Location: SMCM
Conserved: No
Record Date: 7/14/2011
Recorder: Bauer
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Width: 0.95 inches
Height: 0.84 inches
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Category: Miscellaneous
Subcategory: Tooth
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Remarks: fossil shark tooth could potentially have been used to create rouletting on locally made pipes (Flick et al 2012: 133)
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Verified: 10/18/2013
Verified By: Rimer
Record Last Update: 10/18/2013
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Context ID: 3672
Site Name: Zekiah Fort
Context Number: 18CH808-247
Summary: lot 247, test unit 385230, level A
Short Title: PLOWZONE
Deposit Type: plowzone
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Center X: 328388
Center Y: 1349232
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Horizontal Location: N328385-328390, E1349230-1349235
Excavation Unit: 385230
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Stratigraphic Level: A
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Area: 385230
Unit Size: 5x5ft
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Screen Type: 1/4 inch
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Remarks: SE Corner Top: 179.04 ft; NW Corner Bottom: 178.27 ft
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Munsell Color: Dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) sandy loam
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Excavated By: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Excavated Date: 2011

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