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s()-c;ill('(l l-'iiicli Kock House rcjjrodiiccd in ;i model. 'I'he original is iieai 

 Aiinonk, Westchester ("oiiiity. New Voik. One point of special interest 

 is the fact that the Fincli shelter contained two layers beaiinji; I'elics 

 separated hv sand as shown in the (hawing. As no pottery was found in 

 ihe hottoin la>'ei'. it has been infeiicd that we }ia\'e here the remains (jf 

 two different races of Indians, the ohk'r not yet advanced to the pottery- 

 makin«»; sta«2;e. Tlii^ conclusion, is, however, far from final, for the whole 

 aiianii-emeiit may l)e due to accident. 



In the tai)le cases opposite those devoted to the Al^onkin some sec- 

 tions ai-e used to show the life history of the Irocpiois tiihes of western 

 New \'()ik. and the followin*;- section shows, as well as possible, the cul- 

 ture of the Five Nations and objects used by the Indians of New York 

 State obtained from lOuiopean traders after the advent of the settlers. 



With the Ii()(iuois exhibit is a special exhibit showing tyi)ical wam- 

 ])um beads, belts, and implements illustiatin<2; the j^i-ehistoric n:anu- 

 facture of wampum on Long; Island. 





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VERTICAL SECTION OF REFUSE IN FINCH'S ROCK HOUSE. 

 ABOUT MIDWAY OF THE CAVE 



TYPES OF INDIAN RELICS FOUND IN AND ABOUT 

 NEW YORK CITY 



HAMNG now taken a general view of the exhibit, the visitor may 

 l)e interested in a stud}' of the several kinds of relics found in this 

 locality. As these types are somewhat unlike those found in 

 near-b}' regions, we conclude that the Indians formerly hving here had 

 habits and customs different from those of their neighbors. For want of 

 a better nam(\ these long-extinct tribes have been called collectively 

 the New York Coastal Algonkin. Th(^ teiin Algonkin designates the 



