. Guide leaflet. near the lower end, probably made by an arrowpoint. Among the ribs was the tip of an antler point, and a yellow jasperone was among the rih> on the left side of the body. Three other points were among the hone-. The third skeleton wa> likewise an example of old-time how play. There was an antler point among the ribs on the left side. The end of one of the fibulae was shattered \>y a stone arrow point, ami asecond point had lodged between two ribs. Beneath the sternum was aflint point, and the right shoulder blade showed a fracture near the end,caused by a blow of some
. Guide leaflet. near the lower end, probably made by an arrowpoint. Among the ribs was the tip of an antler point, and a yellow jasperone was among the rih> on the left side of the body. Three other points were among the hone-. The third skeleton wa> likewise an example of old-time how play. There was an antler point among the ribs on the left side. The end of one of the fibulae was shattered \>y a stone arrow point, ami asecond point had lodged between two ribs. Beneath the sternum was aflint point, and the right shoulder blade showed a fracture near the end,caused by a blow of some hand implement or an arrow. Near the base ofthe skull, the end of an antler arrow point was discovered, broken perhaps \^yi;> impact with the occiput. Two hone points were near the lower bones ofthe left leg. A second point was found upon search among the left ribs;under the vertebrae was the base of another antler point, and two brokenpoints were found beneath the body. 12 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS £ I. FIG. 7. BONES PUNCTURED BY ARROW POINTS, FROM SKELETONS FOUND ON STATEN ISLAND. SKINNER. INDIANS OF MANHATTAN ISLAND L3 The position in which several of the points were found certainly speakswell for the great force which propelled them. The long bows of the local[ndians must indeed have been formidable weapons. Taking into con-sideration the number of arrows which must have been imbedded in thebodies of the warriors, ii is perhaps probable that the majority of the pro-jectiles were driven into the victims at close range after death. In tht wall case (11) south of the exhibit will be found the model of arock-shelter and typical objects found in such places. These, as the nameimplies, are protected spots in rocky Ledges, where Indians once made moreor less permanent places of abode. Many such shelters exist in the vicinityof New York, one or two having been discovered at [nwood, Manhattan(Fig. 1). The most important rock-shelter so far discovered is the so-called ^-r
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