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Archaeological Explorations in New York. — By the 

 assistance of Mr. Theodore Cooper and Mr. William R. Warren, 

 several important explorations have been made within the city 

 limits, at Croton Neck and at a few other places in the State. 

 These explorations were intrusted mainly to Mr. M. Raymond 

 Harrington. Mr. M. H. Saville made an exploration of an Indian 

 site in Schoharie County, where he obtained a number of stone 

 implements ; but the explorations could not be carried on to the 

 extent desired. In Pelham Park, on the shores of Pelham Bay, 

 Mr. Harrington was successful in the exploration of an old Indian 

 village site and burial-place, from which he obtained several 

 Indian skeletons and many bones of animals which had been used 

 for food ; also pottery, stone implements, and various other objects. 

 At Croton Neck there is a large artificial embankment connected 

 with an Indian village site and burial-place. Here, by permission 

 of the brick company owning the land, Mr. Harrington made ex- 

 tensive explorations. He found a number of skeletons of Indians, 

 with many implements of stone and bone, considerable Indian pot- 

 tery, and a few ornaments of Indian make. He secured also 

 several objects which the Indians had obtained from the early set- 

 tlers, showing that this site was occupied by the Indians until after 

 the settlement of New York. Mr. Harrington also explored, in 

 whole or in part, several shell-heaps. He examined, besides, a 

 number of Indian sites in Westchester and Rockland counties and 

 on Long Island. Altogether these explorations and examinations 

 have added important and authentic material to our yet meagre 

 collection illustrating the Indian occupation of New York and its 

 vicinity. They have also proved that much can still be found if 

 no time is lost in continuing the research. 



Research in Florida. — In the spring of 1899, thanks to the 

 kindness of Mrs. Esther Herrman, the Curator of the Department 

 of Anthropology was able to give a few weeks to archaeological 

 and geological researches about Tampa Bay, Florida. By the 

 assistance of Capt. B. Coe, who kindly put his steamer and dredges 

 at the disposal of the Curator, the latter was able to have pass 

 under his eyes a large amount of the phosphate material dredged 

 from the bottom of the Alafia River. Brought up with the bones 



