Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA

Creator(s): Francis McManamon

Year: 1979

Summary

Photo shows the top of the ossuary feature after it has been exposed by archaeological excavation. Photo is taken looking south.

Cite this Record

Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA. Francis McManamon. 1979. Records are at the Cape Cod Nationa Seashore Curation Facility, Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA ( tDAR id: 370029) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PK0F39

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland

Material
Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fire Cracked Rock • Human Remains • Metal • Shell

Site Name
Indian Neck ossuary, Wellfleet, MA

Site Type
Human cremation • Ossuary • Refuse Pit • Settlements • Sheet Midden • Shell Midden • Storage Pit • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Barnstable County • Cape Cod • Southeastern Massachusetts • Southern New England

Temporal Keywords
Contact Period • Historic Period • Prehistoric Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -70.043; min lat: 41.902 ; max long: -69.988; max lat: 41.941 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cape Cod National Seashore, National Park Service

Principal Investigator(s): Francis McManamon

Notes

General Note: This photo shows human skeletal remains and may be considered offensive by some individuals.

Source Collections

Records are at the Cape Cod National Seashore Curation Facility, Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA

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