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Title Description Material Number of Items ANCODS Wreck
MIR5976 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Wire loops, two strands twisted together. 1862-present

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5642 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragment, unidentified, bulk

FERROUS 26 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5977 - STONE

Possible quartz outer core fragment

STONE 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5643 - Animal

Bone, animal, bulk

Animal 4 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5961 - NON-FERROUS

Gun - 1xspent cartridge shotgun marked 'No. 12 EB London'. 1882 Cartridge

NON-FERROUS 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5644 - Human

Bone, human

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5645 - Animal

Bone, non human

Animal 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5958 - Glass

Bottle Tint 1xclear base, no markings on bottom, small bump though. After 1860 Base

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5931 - Glass

Bottle Tint 1xclear finish and associated frag, 'ONES & Co.' & 'IXL' visible when put together. After 1898 Finish

Glass 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5646 - Animal

Bone, animal, bulk

Animal 19 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5882 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xbottle base, olive, with marking 'C.S & Co.' c.1860-1913 Base, glass fragment

Glass 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5647 - FERROUS

Ferrous, flat, flakes, unidentified

FERROUS 8 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5929 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xsmall piece olive glass, seam running horizontally around bottle Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5648 - Glass

Glass, fragment, thin and thick, transparent

Glass 6 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5649 - Charcoal etc

Charcoal, fragment, unidentified

Charcoal etc 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5933 - Glass

Bottle Olive & tint 2xrounded olive pieces, 1xtinted piece Fragment

Glass 3 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5650 - Human

Human tooth

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5928 - Glass

Bottle sherds - Olive colour, body fragments, no markings

Glass 3 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5651 - Animal

Bone, animal

Animal 6 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5652 - Human

Distal phalanx, right hand. SK16.

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5941 - Glass

Bottle Olive 2xpieces rounded olive glass, 1xpiece seam can be seen running vertically up bottle Fragment

Glass 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5653 - Human

Bone human

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5987 - Glass

Bottle glass - body fragment, clear colour, mould marks/ seams evident, modern

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5655 - Human

Teeth x 2. SK15.

Human 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5982 - Glass

Bottle glass fragment, clear glass, remains of imprinted mark illegible

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5939 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xsmall piece olive glass Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5654 - Human

Bone human

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5656 - Human

Rib fragment AND Metacarpal, left hand. SK15.

Human 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5959 - Glass

Bottle Frosted 1xpiece frosted odd shaped glass, maybe fluted round Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5657 - Human

Proximal phalange. SK14.

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5981 - Glass

Bottle glass fragment - clear glass shoulder/ body fragment with mould mark

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5658 - Human

Tooth, human. SK15.

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5970 - Glass

Bottle glass - body fragment, olive colour

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5659 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 5 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5930 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xsmall fragment olive glass Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5660 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 12 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5988 - Glass

Bottle glass - body/ shoulder fragment, olive colour, mould mark - 3 piece mould

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5661 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 29 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5969 - Glass

Bottle glass fragments - olive colour

Glass 5 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5662 - Animal

Bones, animal, bulk

Animal 10 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5971 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Flattened piece metal - possibly tin Fragment

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5663 - Soil Sample

Soil sample (S1)

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5979 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

UNID rod fragment with associated fragments, part of a utensil handle or similar, decorative style

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5664 - Glass

Glass fragments

Glass 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5980 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Corroded fragment of roofing iron

Miscellaneous/Unidentified 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5665 - Glass

Glass fragments

Glass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5932 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xpiece rounded glass olive Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5666 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified

FERROUS 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5936 - Glass

Bottle Olive 1xsection olive, body between neck and base. Fragment

Glass 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5667 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified

FERROUS 4 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5848 - Animal

Whale bone degraded and fragmented

Animal 20 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5668 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified

FERROUS 6 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5849 - Unspecified

mortar samples F1, F2, F3, F5, F6

Unspecified 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5669 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified

FERROUS 6 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5857 - Animal

Small bone fragments, including fish bones in 4 containers

Animal 21 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5670 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified, bulk

FERROUS 16 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5874 - Animal

fragments of Whale bone degraded condition

Animal 6 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5671 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified, bulk

FERROUS 14 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5875 - Animal

fragments of Whale bone degraded condition

Animal 20 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5672 - FERROUS

Ferrous, fragments, corroded, unidentified, bulk

FERROUS 19 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5673 - Copper

Copper, fragment, unidentified

Copper 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5990 - Marine

1 small shell complete

Marine 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5884 - Animal

small fragment of bone, possibly Tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5674 - Human

Proximal phalange, left hand. SK15.

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5991 - Marine

2 whole shells

Marine 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5885 - Animal

Small bone fragments, possibly tammar wallaby

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5675P1 - Human

Calcaneus, right foot. SK15.

Human 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5992 - Animal

small bone fragment

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5886 - Animal

fragment of small tibia bone

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5676A1 - Human

Skull. SK16.

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5997 - Marine

marine shells

Marine 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5887 - Animal

Vertebrae fragments, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 8 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5677 - Soil Sample

Bulk soil sample thorax SK 16

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR5999 - General

unidentified fragments

General 5 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5888 - Animal

small bone fragments

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5678 - Soil Sample

Bulk soil sample cranium SK 16

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6000 - Animal

faunal bone, calcaneum

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5889 - Animal

small bone fragments

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5679 - Soil Sample

Bulk soil sample right rib area SK 16

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6001 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5890 - Animal

fragments of burnt bone

Animal 12 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5680 - Soil Sample

Bulk soil sample right arm area SK 16

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6002 - Charcoal etc

charcoal fragments

Charcoal etc 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5891 - Animal

bone fragments, possibly tammar wallaby

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5681 - Soil Sample

Bulk soil sample pelvis area SK 16

Soil Sample 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6004 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae

Animal 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5892 - UNKNOWN

unidentified fragments, possibly bone

UNKNOWN 22 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5682 - Human

Bulk bone human mixed sieve SK 15/16

Human 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6005 - Marine

fish bone, vertebrae

Marine 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5893 - Animal

small bone fragments

Animal 4 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5683 - Unspecified

Round natural coral formation found under right leg SK15 (sample)

Unspecified 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6006 - Animal

faunal bone, metapodial

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5894 - Animal

small bone fragment, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6007 - Animal

faunal bone, unidentified fragments

Animal 27 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5895 - Animal

small bone fragment, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal Middle Island Recherche
BILS5684 - Copper/brass

Brass, possible islet or hook attachment for clothing, associated with SK16 (survey point # 20)

Copper/brass 5 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6008 - Animal

charcoal

Animal 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5896 - Animal

bone fragment, possibly from bird

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5685 - Copper/brass

Brass, possible islet or hook attachment for clothing, associated with SK16 (survey point # 22)

Copper/brass 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6010 - Animal

faunal bone, metapodials

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5897 - Animal

fragments of burnt bone

Animal 7 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5686 - Copper/brass

Brass, possible islet or hook attachment for clothing, associated with SK16 (survey point # 22) + 1 clothing fragment

Copper/brass 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6011 - Animal

faunal bone, astragalus

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5898 - Animal

small bone fragment

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5687 - Textile

Clothing fragments, , unidentified, SK16, 3mm sieve,

Textile 2 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6012 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5899 - Animal

small bone fragments

Animal 50 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5688 - Animal

Organic material, possible ivory, found under right leg of SK15

Animal 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6013 - Animal

faunal bone, unidentified fragments

Animal 27 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5900 - Animal

small bone fragments, vertebrae

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5689 - Animal

Ivory/horn/bone (?), fragment, unidentified, sieved, SK15/16

Animal 5 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6014 - Animal

faunal bone, femora

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5901 - Animal

small bone fragments, fish maxilla

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5690 - Animal

Ivory/horn/bone (?), Lice comb(?)

Animal 7 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6015 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5902 - Animal

small bone fragments, fish mandible

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
BILS5691 - Glass

Beads, fossilised resin

Glass 4 Beacon Island Land Site
BILS5692 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe stem and partial bowl fragment

Clay pipes 1 Beacon Island Land Site
MIR6016 - Animal

faunal bone, tibia, tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5903 - Animal

small bone fragments, from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6017 - Marine

abalone shell fragment

Marine 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5904 - Animal

small bone fragments, tibia

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6018 - Animal

faunal bone, unidentified fragments

Animal 21 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5905 - Animal

burnt bone fragments

Animal 13 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6019 - Charcoal etc

charcoal and a seed pod

Charcoal etc 15 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5906 - Animal

teeth, possiblt from tammar wallaby

Animal 9 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6020 - Charcoal etc

charcoal fragments

Charcoal etc 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5907 - Animal

bone fragments, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6021 - Marine

marine shell fragments

Marine 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5908 - Animal

bone fragments

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6022 - Animal

faunal bone, metapodials

Animal 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5909 - Animal

bone fragments, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6023 - Animal

faunal bone, scapula

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5910 - Animal

bone fragment, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6024 - Animal

faunal bone, mandible and maxilla

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5911 - Animal

bone fragments, possibly from tammar wallaby mandible

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6025 - Animal

faunal bone, humerus

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5912 - Animal

bone fragments, possibly from tammar wallaby scapulae

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6026 - Animal

faunal bone, femur

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5913 - Animal

bone fragments, unidentified

Animal 30 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6027 - Animal

faunal bone, unidentified fragments

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5914 - Animal

bone fragments, ribs

Animal 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6028 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5915 - Animal

bone fragments, vertebrae

Animal 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6029 - Marine

fish bone, vertebrae

Marine 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5916 - Animal

bone fragment, mandible, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6030 - Marine

fish bone, fin

Marine 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5917 - Animal

bone fragments, mandible

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6031 - Marine

fish bone, vertebrae

Marine 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5918 - Animal

bone fragment, tibia

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6032 - Animal

faunal bone, left maxilla (macropus eugenii/ tammar wallaby)

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5919 - Animal

bone fragment, humerus, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6033 - Animal

faunal bone, inominate (macropus eugenii/ tammar wallaby)

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5920 - Animal

teeth, possibly from a tammar wallaby

Animal 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6034 - Animal

faunal bone, vertebrae (macropus eugenii/ tammar wallaby)

Animal 8 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5921 - Animal

bone fragment,fibula, possibly from lizard

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6035 - Animal

4 x faunal bone unidentified fragments , 1 x marine shell unidentified fragment

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5922 - Animal

bone fragment, distal phalange, possibly from tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6036 - Animal

Snail shell

Animal 17 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5923 - Animal

burnt bone fragments

Animal 24 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6037 - Glass

Glass, 10x clear fragments, 2x olive fragments

Glass 12 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5924 - Animal

bone fragment, metapodial

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6042 - Marine

shell, various, whole and fragments

Marine 9 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5925 - Animal

bone fragments, ulna

Animal 4 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6047 - Animal

Bone fragments, unidentified

Animal 11 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5926 - Animal

bone fragments, vertebrae, possibly from lizard

Animal 5 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6048 - Animal

Bone fragment, lizard metapodial

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5927 - Animal

bone fragments, mandible, possibly from tammar

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6049 - Animal

Bone fragments, unidentified

Animal 26 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5943 - Marine

Shell fragments

Marine 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6050 - Animal

Bone fragments,ribs

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5949 - Animal

Whale bone, frgmented

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6051 - Animal

Bone fragments, Tammar vertebrae

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5950 - Animal

Whale bone, fragmented

Animal 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6052 - Animal

Bone fragments, lizard vertebrae

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5984 - Glass

Bottle glass - 6 x body and 1 x shoulder fragments

Glass 7 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6053 - Animal

Bone fragments, fish vertebrae

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR5985 - Marine

Marine shell

Marine 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6055 - Animal

Bone frgment, left mandible

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6056 - Animal

2x bone fragment, 1x unidentified fragment

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6057 - General

unidentified fragments

General 6 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6058 - Animal

Bone, left maxilla fragment

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6059 - Animal

Bone, mandible fragment

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6060 - Animal

bone fragment, right mandible, Tammar wallaby

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6071 - Marine

Whale Bone, degraded condition

Marine 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6073 - Animal

Bone, fish vertebrae

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6074 - Marine

shell

Marine 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6075 - Animal

bone, vertebrae

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6076 - Animal

bone, metapodial

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6077 - Animal

bone, ribs

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6078 - Animal

bone, calcaneum

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6079 - Animal

unidentified fragments

Animal 10 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6085 - Animal

Bone fragment, tammar wallaby sacrum

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6086 - Animal

Bone fragments, unidentified

Animal 11 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6087 - Animal

Bone fragments, vertebrae

Animal 3 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6088 - Animal

Bone fragments, burnt

Animal 8 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6089 - Animal

Bone fragment, tammar wallaby right mandible

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6090 - Animal

Bone fragments, tammar wallaby vertebrae

Animal 2 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6091 - Animal

Bone fragments, unidentified

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche
MIR6092 - Animal

Bone fragment tibia

Animal 1 Middle Island Recherche