Accession No
1935.235.2
Description
One shell of the marine bivalve mollusc Mya arenaria, a soft-shell clam. Right valve only, chipped on the posterior edge.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Japan; Kanto; Kanto District
Period
Source
Seligman, Charles Gabriel (Professor) [donor]; Oyama, Kashiwa (Prince) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1935.235.2; 2 [Oyama list]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
103mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
From the shell mounds in Kanto District. Excavated by Kashiwa Oyama, Ohyama Prehistoric Institute. See list in archive (BR3/1/1).
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Related Documents)
Note on the catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'These are numbers on the list given me - but are not the numbers on the shells.' [The number on the shell does in fact match the number on the Oyama list for shells from the Kanto District. Lizzy Peneycad, 23/10/2023]
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'List of shells. 2. Mya Arenaria (Linn) Japonica Jay'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One shell of the marine bivalve mollusc Mya arenaria, a soft-shell clam. Right valve only, chipped on the posterior edge.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:305257
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