. Guide leaflet. 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 protec
. Guide leaflet. 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- ■■■■■• -r ■■ ■•;■ -e •>,•,■•-v-. ,- .•; ~v *.. ■ ) J ojj layer ^- ; */..* £ •. • S? •;.*<:. --— ^ <, ••o bottom layer
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