Tabulation of the information, of which there is not a great deal for southern New England, on sweat houses and sweating procedure; also talks about New York and northern New England for comparison.
15. Byers, D. S., “The Environment of the Northeast,” in “Man in Northeastern North America,” Frederick Johnson, ed., PAPERS OF THE ROBERT S. PEABODY FOUNDATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGY, Vol. III (Andover: Philips Academy) 1946.
General outline of the environment; information on distribution of basic materials and animals used by the Indians.
16. de Champlain, Samuel, Narratives (in Winship, SAILORS’ NARRATIVES, & Howe, PROLOGUE TO NEW ENGLAND)
——also see VOYAGES OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN 1604-1618, W. L. Grant, ed. ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY (New York; Charles Scribner’s Sons) 1970
——and THE WORKS OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, Vol. I, H. R. Biggar, ed. (Toronto) 1922
——and others.
Narrative of visits to the New England coast in the first decade of the 17th. century. Relevant information concerns Nausetts and Wampanoags—horticulture, food storage, clothing, textiles, housing, settlement pattern, general appearance, weapons, living conditions, and dugout canoes.
17. Chapin, H.M., “Indian Implements found in Rhode Island,” RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, Vol. XVIII, 1924-25.
A fairly good range of gadgets is shown; illustrations might be useful. Gives location of some soapstone quarries. No evidence given to support the historic and proto-historic attributions given the artifacts.