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natural political boundaries and have included Staten Island in 

 the region explored and described, for the reason that it is " geo- 

 graphically in New Jersey and [was] occupied by New Jersey 

 Indians." Chapter I includes a general discussion of the types of 

 the localities in which Indian relics have been found, such as 

 camp and village sites, shell heaps, cemeteries, rock shelters,, 

 caches, quarries and trails; characters of the relics — stone, pot- 

 tery, bone, shell and metal; and a brief sketch of the history of 

 the Indian tribes that inhabited the region, and the traditions con- 

 cerning them. The authors are rather non-committal, in their 

 references to the so-called paleolithic argillite implements of the 

 Trenton gravels ; but on p. 20 is a statement that " it is the belief 

 of the writer that the argillite culture represents an eastern 

 emigration of Algonkin peoples older than the advent of the 

 Lenape, although it would not be altogether surprising if they 

 proved to be the earliest wave of the Lenape themselves." 



Chapter II deals with a general discussion of the camp sites 

 and rock shelters of Northern New Jersey and Chapter III with 

 lists of and notes on the sites in the southern part of the State^ 

 including Staten Island, and similar notes on those of the north- 

 ern part. 



The Staten Island localities are Hsted on pages 43-45^ and 

 incidental mention of certain of our local rehcs may be found 

 scattered through the pages of Chapter I. Neither in the text,, 

 or in the bibliography at the end, however, is there any reference 

 to our Proceedings or to the work of the Association, which 

 naturally leads to the inference that other equally interesting and 

 important sources of information have been neglected. Inas- 

 much, however, as this is stated to be merely a preliminary report 

 on the subject, based upon a survey of only some two months'' 

 duration, completeness can not be expected. 



The map, on which the various village and camp sites, burial 

 grounds, shell heaps, etc., are indicated by suitable signs, is clear 

 and shows in a striking and instructive manner the regions of 

 greatest aboriginal activity and popularity. 



A. H. 



