Accession No
1972.170 B
Description
White gastropod shell. Green staining from copper minerals.
Place
Americas; Central America; Belize; Toledo District; Seven Hills
Period
Late Classic Maya
Source
Hammond, Norman [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1972.170 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S.H'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Field collection)
Seven Hills (Site 8) was visited by Norman Hammond and a surface collection made as part of the survey of archaeological sites in the south Toledo District of Belize, with partial funding from the Crowther-Beynon Fund.
Event Date 1970
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hammond, N. (1975). Lubaantun: A Classic Maya Realm. Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. pp 275-276
Event Date 1972
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Hammond, N. (1972). LubaantĂșn and the Archaeology of the South Toledo District, Belize (British Honduras), Central America. Volume 1-2. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1972
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1972.170 [A-B]: 'Potsherds.'
Event Date 1972
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1972.170 [A-B]: 'Also found with potsherds, one shell.'
Event Date 12/11/2003
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
White gastropod shell. Green staining from copper minerals.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:315705
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