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ART0D52XKZ67GN8·Artifact · object

Lead cross from Smith's Cove

ObjectFound 2017; lead isotopes measured at UNB, 2018

Laser-ablation isotope work by Christopher McFarlane and Brandon Boucher indicated a European lead source but did not date the object. Found on a beach reworked by searchers since 1850. No photograph with a free licence, conservation record or find-context report has been published.

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Where it was made

HalifaxPortlandMonctonSaint JohnBangorSydneyWaterville1Smith's Cove200 kmPortlandMonctonSaint JohnBangor1200 km
Smith's Cove · Cove and beach

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Lead cross from Smith's Cove [Artifact ART0D52XKZ67GN8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D52XKZ67GN8
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