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there has not been found a single feature of the art remains or indus- 

 trial phenomena of the region suggesting the presence of other than 

 the known peoples. 



Tlie full series of illustrations presented in this ])aper will enable the 

 student to make comparisons and arrive at his own conclusions. Great 

 care has been taken to arrange these Illustrations so that they will tell 

 the story clearly and fully. 



It is fortunate for those who may wish to verify or question the 

 results reached in this study that the full range of phenomena is still 

 well within their reach, and need only to be properly consulted to 

 reveal the whole truth. 



It is not attempted in the present paper to apply the results reached 

 to the settlement of controversies arising elsewliere. The same is true 

 of the ijrelimiiiary paper published while the investigations were under 

 way. Contrary to statemeuts repeatedly made by writers on the sub- 

 ject, the question of the existence of a paleolithic period in Europe is 

 not believed by me to be in any way involved. The verity of the deter- 

 minations of l)OUcher de Perthes and his followers has never been ([ues- 

 tioned, and it is held that, where average conditions prevail, the paleo- 

 lithic step, as usually defined, is the reasonable and natural first step in 

 human progress. The proper settlement of local questions, and especi- 

 ally the question whether local evidence points toward a paleolithic or 

 other early man in Potomac valley, is all that is directly sought. 



The student, however, should not lose sight of the fact that the 

 history of tlaked stone implements, as developed by these studies, is 

 their histoiy everywhere, and that the lessons to be learned are of 

 primary importance to the science of archeology. The chief lessons 

 are those of the need of a full and proper discrimination of all the 

 varied phenomena connected with the making, the using, and the dis- 

 tribution of the implements, and the impartial application of these 

 phenomena to the elucidation of the history of culture and race. 



II 



It must be regarded as a striking circumstance that a large part 

 of the varied phenomena considered in this paper are assembled 

 within 2 or 3 miles of the capitol of the nation, much of it being within 

 the capital city or within the area over which the city streets are now 

 laid out. The greatest aboriginal bowlder quarry known, and the most 

 important imi)lement shops yet observed on the Atlantic slope, are 

 located on Fourteenth street 2i miles from the President's house. One 

 of tlie most interesting native soapstone quarries in the great series 

 extending along the eastern base of the highland from Massachusetts 

 to Georgia is on Connecticut avenue extended, barely beyond the city 

 limits; and the most important ancient village-site in the whole tide- 

 water province is situated on Anacostia river within the city and 

 little more than a mile from the capitol. Partly within the city limits 



