Native American Archaeology in Rhode Island booklet

From introduction: "This report summarizes what archaeologists have learned about the first peoples who lived around Narragansett Bay. The story is based on the work of the archaeologists at the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, which is the state office for historic preservation and archaeology. For nearly thirty years the state's archaeologists have excavated sites, studied the objects found, collected information from the work of other archaeologists, and consulted with the Narragansetts and other Indian tribes. Archaeologists at area universities and public archaeologists have made many contributions also. This report synthesizes what is known from the archaeological record about the earliest people in Rhode Island. The first section of the report tells the story of the people who lived here in Rhode Island before European settlement in the seventeenth century and of what happened to those people after Europeans came to this area. The second section describes some of the ways in which archaeologists have learned this story. The third section discusses the listing of sites in the National Register of Historic Places and contains a list of important archaeological sites in Rhode Island with a short description of each one. A final section discusses some of the sources used in preparing this report and makes suggestions for further reading. Rhode Island has an extraordinary collection of archaeological sites, a record which rivals any other area in the United States. These sites are the patrimony of our state, a resource well worth study and care." Funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Native American Archaeology in Rhode Island booklet

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