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Holdings: 35mm slide: 14812
World Region: North America
Region: Great Lakes Region
Country: United States
State/Province: New York
County/District: Monroe
Political Location: Mendon
Archaeological Site Name: Rochester Junction
Archaeological Site Number: NYSM 1026; A05509.000002
Period: AD 1675 - 1687
Culture: Seneca
Description: ROUND RED BEADS: A pea size, dull red glass cane bead became the most common bead at the beginning of the late Colonial period. A variety of this bead has a dark green translucent core that looks black in reflected light and green in transmitted light. Approximate age is from 1675 to 1687. Rochester Junction Site, Mendon, New York. Dimensions are from 5 mm. to 6 mm. by 5 mm. to 8 mm.
Image Categories: Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Jewelry; Artifact Material: Glass
Source Type Detail: Vendor: Culture Primitive, Inc.

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Full citation: "ROUND RED BEADS: A pea size, dull red glass cane bead became the most common bead at the beginning of the late Colonial period. A variety of this bead has a dark green translucent core that looks black in reflected light and green in transmitted light. Approximate age is from 1675 to 1687. Rochester Junction Site, Mendon, New York. Dimensions are from 5 mm. to 6 mm. by 5 mm. to 8 mm.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21070/21070. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 01, 2024.