Archaeologia Nova Caesarea: 1907-1909 . tethat has been discovered, occurred under .such circumstancesas to warrant its being attributed to the Indians of com-paratively recent date. While negative evidence is to betreated with caution and the Indian, with whom we are sup-posed to be acquainted, is still very much of a stranger, itis obviously rash to speak positively. That is the practice,if not privilege, of the theorist. But the negative evidenceto date is so impressive by reason of its prominence thatwe are led to give it respectful consideration and accept it,tentatively, as demonstrating
Archaeologia Nova Caesarea: 1907-1909 . tethat has been discovered, occurred under .such circumstancesas to warrant its being attributed to the Indians of com-paratively recent date. While negative evidence is to betreated with caution and the Indian, with whom we are sup-posed to be acquainted, is still very much of a stranger, itis obviously rash to speak positively. That is the practice,if not privilege, of the theorist. But the negative evidenceto date is so impressive by reason of its prominence thatwe are led to give it respectful consideration and accept it,tentatively, as demonstrating that the man of the Argilliteperiod, as I have defined it. was nearer an art-less Eskimothan the artistic Algonquin. The conditions, if specializedargillite implements really date back to so- remote a timeas the dying efforts of glacial activity—when land now dryfor undeterminable centuries was subject to overflow by 45 .& yxt fff cCoctu-C. A c<n7i SaiicCrinC SaiiCcief, hrovif^f 111 FMtj foUXtdi. HjH/tr^, I wmBwm^^^^MP^^. Sau. Fig. 4. Gravel and superimposed sand and soil as seen south ofTrenton, N. J. 46 floods that carried sand from distant points—were such thatthe present Eskimo would be more at home than he couldbe at present, or at any time (hiring Indian occupation. Wedo know that arctic animals once abounded. But here, atonce, difficulty arises. If bones of arctic mammals occur,why not those of arctic man? This is a legitimate query,but of greater significance is the absence in New Jersey ofEskimo art. It is scarcely conceivable that this had notdeveloped, when we find that Pleistokene art (Europe)and Bushman art (Africa) and the art of the circumpolarregions are one in origin, and certainly Pleistokene artdates back many thousands of years ago. The difficultycannot be overcome by the convenient suggestion thatEskimo art in New Jersey might all have been is an impossibility, nor can we say that it has beenoverlooked. Certain etched stones might rea
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