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Potsherd
40,104
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Faunal remains
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Human remains
23,639
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Projectile point
22,110
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Scraper
19,533
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Point
13,083
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Black-and-white negative
12,664
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Color slide
9,686
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Flake
9,004
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Potsherds
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Fragments (object portions)
91,605
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Worked stone
90,736
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Stone tools
87,531
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Ceramic ware (visual works)
60,870
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Pottery
56,659
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Sherds
51,134
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Potsherds
51,133
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Weapon components
49,934
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Projectile weapon components
49,923
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Faunal remains
48,560
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archaeology
439,021
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ethnography
76,103
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documentation
5,549
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none (Registration)
616
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(not specified)
472
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sample
95
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unknown
86
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indeterminate
12
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The Americas
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522,051
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North America
460,482
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United States
415,782
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California
330,135
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Northern California
119,458
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San Francisco Bay Area, California
118,619
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North Central California
55,229
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South America
53,177
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Peru
44,946
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Northeastern California
44,095
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246,241
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Robert Fleming Heizer
51,054
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Francis A. Riddell
32,120
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James Allan Bennyhoff
21,639
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Max Uhle
19,496
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Adán Eduardo Treganza
18,408
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Franklin Fenenga
18,195
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Harry Starr Riddell Jr.
17,964
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Arnold R. Pilling
16,897
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Archeo-Tec
15,850
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Edward Putnam Lanning
14,842
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University Appropriation
130,526
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University of California Archaeological Survey
97,025
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Robert Fleming Heizer
44,460
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
32,624
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California Archaeological Survey
18,841
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Harry Starr Riddell Jr.
16,533
objects
Edward Putnam Lanning
14,903
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City and County of San Francisco, Waste Water Management Program
13,775
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Francis A. Riddell
13,441
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Olline Riddell
12,815
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American cultures
60,471
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North American cultures
53,946
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North American native cultures
47,680
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California tribes
26,155
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New World (the Americas and Oceania)
15,293
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South America
13,053
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Peruvian sequence
11,532
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Northern California tribes
11,203
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Central California Tribes
11,079
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North Central California tribes
9,351
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Katharine D. Jenkins
3,773
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Ernest L. Crandall
1,609
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Philip Mills Jones
1,224
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Alfred L. Kroeber
1,015
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B. F. White
908
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E. H. Kemp
852
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Edward W. Gifford
816
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Dorothy Liebes
766
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Josepha Haveman
766
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Alfred Métraux
641
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Obsidian
51,041
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Ceramic (material)
18,442
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Acetate film
10,012
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Plate glass
6,850
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Acetate film (35mm color transparency)
6,542
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Glass (material)
3,422
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Shell (animal material)
3,119
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Wood (plant material)
3,034
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Bone (material)
2,931
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2,757
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Haliotis
4,567
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Spondylus pictorum
1,303
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Olivella
1,000
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Conus fergusoni
792
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Salix
570
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Zea mays
524
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Haliotis rufescens (red abalone)
521
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Odobenus rosmarus
450
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Cercis occidentalis
438
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Rajiformes
424
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Mary (mother of Jesus)
41
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Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity)
34
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Ishi
21
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Mungo Martin
18
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Jefferson Davis
14
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Dick Mahwee
13
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Mabel McKay
13
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Essie Pinola Parrish
11
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Henry Hunt
11
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Christopher Memminger
8
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Arizona
67
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Bolivian Chaco, Bolivia
53
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Cerro de las Monjas, Marcahuamachuco, Northern Peru
35
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Greek Theater, UC Berkeley
35
objects
Ecuador
27
objects
Cerro Sechin, Ancash Region, Northern Peru
26
objects
World’s Columbian Exposition (1893), Chicago, Illinois
23
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Ganado, Apache County, Arizona
17
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Guatemala
15
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CA-Ker-38, Goose Lake area, Kern County
12
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Kashia
577
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Hupa
152
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Klamath Lake
130
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Wintu
103
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Central Pomo
82
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Central Sierra Miwok
76
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Yurok
75
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Paiute
68
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Tolowa
66
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Eastern Pomo
64
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Acc.2375
14,813
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Acc.3605
13,775
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Acc.UCAS-336
12,815
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Acc.81
12,343
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Acc.UCAS-33
11,156
objects
Acc.806
10,567
objects
Acc.3707
7,272
objects
Acc.828
6,560
objects
Acc.633
6,452
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Acc.3177
6,351
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Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
616
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Denver Mint, Denver, Denver County
287
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San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, San Francisco County
243
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Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
119
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Richmond, Virginia
109
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Banning, Riverside County, California
65
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Bolivian Chaco, Bolivia
54
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United States
53
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CA-CCo-138, Oakley, Contra Costa County
46
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Cusco Region, Southern Peru
40
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1.5 Household
8,977
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7.2 Sound Communication
7,406
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1.1 Hunting and Fishing
6,055
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5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
4,661
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2.1 Daily Garb
2,657
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8.3 For Manufacturing
2,654
objects
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
2,015
objects
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
1,461
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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
1,293
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1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
1,258
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S1984-1985 #18: Sonoma State University (November 1, 1984–March 1986)
3,493
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S1977-1978 #63: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (1978–October 14, 1980)
3,372
objects
S1964-1965 #74: State of California, Division of Beaches and Parks/Francis A. Riddell (March 19, 1965–September 2, 1981)
2,351
objects
S1979-1980 #66: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento) (May 13, 1980–July 14, 1980)
2,280
objects
S2005-2006 #6: Integrative Biology (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (October 12, 2005–November 20, 2020)
1,997
objects
S2001-2002 #15: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (January 23, 2002–January 23, 2003)
1,805
objects
S1985-1986 #26: Department of Anthropology (UC Santa Barbara)/Phillip L. Walker (February 5, 1986–January 7, 1988)
1,633
objects
S1981-1982 #8: University of California, Davis/Richard E. Hughes (August 24, 1981–February 9, 1987)
1,549
objects
S1963-1964 #94: Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (June 5, 1964–June 12, 1965)
1,408
objects
S2004-2005 #8: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (dates unknown)
1,228
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number L-18808, described as Obsidian Small bone object"; "Obsidian" crossed out, "bone object" circled and arrow drawn to L-18806, and "Whole abalone" added in pencil.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number L-19467, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number L-18809, described as Whole.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number L-18813, described as Whole.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-219897, described as Worked abalone shell.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-46197, described as Lost
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-19432, described as Part of abalone disc.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-219969, described as Worked abalone shell.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-54914, described as Abalone rim, cut.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, museum number 1-219966, described as Worked; with asphaltum.
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