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Acknowledgments In researching and writing this book,I relied extensively on the work of numerous professional and avocational archaeologists and researchers.This book would not have come into being without their assistance and cooperation. Many of these individuals provided me with hard-to-find published information , photographs, and data about new sites and artifacts. Foremost among my professional colleagues and friends who deserve many thanks and my deepest gratitude are Thomas Fitzpatrick and Nancy L. Gibbs. Tom, an accomplished artist, accompanied me on many rock art expeditions , assisted in documenting the glyphs, and produced several of the splendid drawings in this book. Nancy, a professional researcher, assisted in research, documentation, and editing and provided many useful comments on the manuscript. Special thanks go to the following individuals: Timothy Abel, Wayne Clark, Charles Devine, Diane Duprey, Colgate Gilbert III, Robert Grubsmith ,Don Kline,Daniel Leary,Daniel Lynch,Richard F.Lynch,Paul Nevin, George Reynolds, Scott Silsby, Robert E. Stone, Roslyn Strong, Deb Twigg, and RaymondWhritenour.I also appreciate the professional word-processing and editing skills of Jean LeBlanc. I am also indebted to the following museums and archives and their professional staff for access to collections and photographs and for permission to publish photographs and drawings: Rob Ferguson, Parks Canada, Nova Scotia; James McMahon, The Hershey Museum; Stephen Warfel, State Museum of Pennsylvania;Ron Orr,Maryland Conservation Laboratory;Dennis Curry, Maryland Historic Trust;Stephen Potter, National Park Service, National Capital Region; Andrea Lain, Christina M. Phillips, and George R. Hamell of the New York State Museum; Lucianne Lavin and Lisa Piastuch Temmen,The Institute for American Indian Studies,Washington, Connecticut ;the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,Yale University;Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,Harvard University;the Mas- xvi / Acknowledgments sachusetts Archaeological Society,Inc.;the former Museum of the American Indian,Heye Foundation,NewYork;the New Jersey State Museum;Harford County Historical Society, Bel Air, Maryland; the Cecil County Historical Society, Elkton, Maryland; the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket , Connecticut; and the reference department, Wayne Public Library, Wayne, New Jersey. Thanks also go to two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and insightful comments on this research. ...

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