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    • Artifact ID #: 1177
    • Excavation Unit: 2N 18W
    • Level: 20-40cmbs
    • Identification: A large cut rib bone, probably from a cow. Chinese immigrants tended to prefer pig or bird to cow, due to religious and cultural reasons. Pig was often more expensive on the frontier than beef, leading to an increased consumption of cow by the Chinese immigrants.


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