THE ARCHEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK 



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In seeking to make a scientific collection of archeological speci- 

 mens, every article showing the work of human hands or of agen- 

 cies subject to human control must be regarded as a specimen. Thus 

 fire-broken stones, broken pottery, flint chips, animal bones cracked 

 for the marrow, charred corn and beans, and other apparent refuse 

 must be regarded as of some importance. If all are not actually 

 gathered for the collection, the precise quantity noted must be 

 placed on the record of the site as kept by the collector. A back- 

 ground is thus provided for the more attractive specimens. 



Mus. no. 



MUSEUM 

 34027 



Number 

 Sept . 

 1918 



Col. no. 



Tk 1 



ed 

 18, 



ARCHEOLOGY 



object Pipe of baked clay 



2 faces, one on front; one on back. 



Locality Belmont. Lot 20 Amity s. of 

 Philip Cr. Fortification 



Collector GEORGE L. TUCKER 



Record and dates Museum aCQ.UiS 1 1 ions 1918. 



Donation. Other specimens in Museum 

 of Buffalo Consistory, A.A.S.R. 



Remarks Illustrated: Arch. Hist. N.Y. 

 Displayed: Case Q. 



Type. Early Iroquoian 



Fig. 66 Specimen museum catalog card used for recording data of specimens 



It should be religiously remembered that the first duty of a col- 

 lector is to mark his discoveries in such a way that both he and 

 others may be able to know from whence they came. Place, whether 

 grave, mound, refuse heap or surface, should be mentioned. These 

 facts are far more important than the name of the finder and the 

 date. The distinguishing mark on the specimen should be small but 

 legible and be on the most inconspicuous part of the object. If the 

 specimen is exhibited a separate label may be prepared, but this 

 should be entirely aside from the catalog card or entry record. A 

 collection carefully cataloged may become of considerable import- 

 ance, but a collection simply gathered because the objects are " Indian 



