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Identifier: indiansofmanhatt00skin_0 (find matches)
Title: Indians of Manhattan Island and vicinity /
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925.
Subjects: Manhattan Indians Indians of North America
Publisher: (New York) : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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ns of a full-grown man lying on its right side, feet to thenorth, head facing east, knees doubled up, the left arm extended downthrough the thighs. The feet had been within the area of the hole inwhich the Revolutionary fireplace had been made, and only one or twofoot bones were found. At a later period other foot bones were found onthe opposite side of the Revolutionary fireplace, evidently having beendisplaced in its construction. The right arm was flexed, and the handwas under the head, the latter was intact and every tooth was in place.Shells had been packed over the body, and some around it. We weremuch puzzled by a number of human bones lying compactly togetherby the skeleton, in a position that would have been in its lap, had it beenupright. We removed the skull, covered the remains, and on Sunday, March29th, renewed the work. We went carefully to work upon the cluster ofmixed bones in front of the large skeleton, and soon found them to be IXDIAXS OF MAX II ATT AN ISLAND 5<)
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Academy S c & Pksf/c LOCATION OF BURIALS, PITS AND SHELL-BEDS NEAR INWOOD 1. Human remains. 2. Shell pit, deer antler. 3. Shell pit. 4. Shell-pit,pottery. 5. Shell pits. 6. Shell pit, sturgeon below. 7. Shell pit, sturgeon scales.S, 9. Shell pits. 10. Human remains. 11. Fire pit. 12. Shell pit. 13. Dogburial, puppy. 14. Shell pit. 15. Part of a jar. lt>. Shell pit, fish and meat bones.17. Shell pits. IS. Two dogs in shell pit. 1!). Human skeleton. 1907. 19a. Femaleskeleton. 1908. 20. Human remains when house was built. 21. Small tire pits,Revolutionary. 22. Large shell pit. 23. Large shell pit. 24. Shell pit. 2> Donburial. 26, 27. 28. Shell pits. 29. Two human skeletons, male and female. 30.Revolutionary fireplace Royal Marines and 17th.* 31. Skeleton and infant,female. 32. Skeleton (Chenoweth, 1908). 33. Revolutionary fireplace. 71st,officers buttons. D. Dyckman dwelling. R:. R-. Revolutionary fireplaces. R3.Revolutionary well. 60 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS rather compa

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  • bookauthor:Skinner__Alanson__1886_1925_
  • booksubject:Manhattan_Indians
  • booksubject:Indians_of_North_America
  • bookpublisher:_New_York____American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • bookcontributor:Columbia_University_Libraries
  • booksponsor:The_Durst_Organization
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