Lost Arrowheads and Broken Pottery: A History of Native Americans in Bear Mountain State Park, New York

The Native American people of the Hudson Highlands were Eastern Algonkian speakers of the Munsee and Mahican languages.  Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks were the focus of extensive and intensive land use by these peoples for more than 10,000 years.  Evidence of Indian occupation and later historic-period use of the land exists there in many forms, ranging from rock shelters, campsites and mines to archaeological items such as tools and weapons. This book describes the extensive archaeological finds at Bear Mountain State Park, telling of discoveries at specific locations including Fort Clinton, Fort Montgomery, Iona Island , Dunderberg Mountain and Doodletown.  It details what these artifacts reveal about the lives and movements of these peoples.   Lost Arrowheads and Broken Pottery will interest hikers, visitors and anyone interested in the history of Native Americans in the Hudson Valley.

Co-published by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission Press