Contains information on 17th. century curing ritual.
10. Bennett, M. K., “The Food Economy of the New England Indians, 1605-1675,” THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Vol. LXIII, No. 55 (October, 1955) pp. 369-395.
This paper represents an attempt to work out the daily food intake of Indians in southeastern New England in the period 1605-1675. The information for the 17th. century comes from the standard sources—Williams, Morton, Winslow, etc. The attempt at quantification in the absence of much quantitative data of any kind to work from is interesting. Whether or not it is valid may be open to question—probably the guess of an expert is better than anyone else’s.
11. Bradford, William, HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION 1620-1647 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. for the Massachusetts Historical Society), 1912.
A basic source; data mainly on appearance, food quest, the introduction of wampum, and diplomacy.
12. Brereton, John, Narrative of the Gosnold Voyage (in Winship, SAILORS’ NARRATIVES, also Howe, Prologue to New England).
Relevant information concerns the Nausett, Wampanoag, and probably Narragansett; data on pipes, tobacco, use of copper, use of snakes, fire-making, cordage, and location of clay. Voyage made in 1602.
13. Bushnell, D. Jr., “The Sloane Collection in the British Museum,” AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, ns., Vol. 8, 1906, pp. 671-685.
This describes a series of Indian artifacts collected and sent back to England in the 17th. century; provides some basic data on technology that is not present in other sources.
14. Butler, E. L., “Sweathouses in the Southern New England Area,” BULLETIN OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol. VII, (October, 1945) pp. 11-15.