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Animal bone

Object Details

Collection History
Excavated in 1915 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Unknown archaeological culture (not found with any cultural material)
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
Expedition leader
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
possibly 13,000 BC to 2500 BC
Object Name
Animal bone
Media/Materials
Ground sloth (Megalocnus rodens) bone
Techniques
Unmodified
Object Type
Materials: Waste
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