[NYSAA (1986)] rockshelters, may yield further insights into the problems of chronology and cultural reconstruction that have been raised here. FAUNAL REMAINS White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): 175 identifiable pieces, 4425 small fragments Turtles (probably Chelydra serpentina (snapping) and Chrysemys picta (painted)) 329 pieces (303 carapace or plastron fragments, 6 claws, 4 beaks, 16 bones) Birds (species?): 286 larger pieces, 1617 small fragments Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): 11 pieces Least shrew (Cryptotis parva): 3 pieces Chipmunk (Tamias striatus): 3 pieces Raccoon (Procyon lotor): 3 pieces (1 mandible, 2 teeth) Small mammals, non-ID: 140 pieces (135 limb bones, phalanges, scapulas, and 5 teeth) Snake (species?): 36 vertebrae Fish (species?): 4 vertebrae Beaver (Castor canadensis): 1 incisor fragment Human (Homo sapiens sapiens)?: 1 orbital fragment of frontal, possibly from a neonate Oyster (Crassostrea virginica): 152 valves and numerous fragments Ribbed mussel (Modiolus demissus): 1 valve, ca. 215 fragments Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria): 1 definite fragment False quahog (Pitar morrhuana): 1 valve, 82 thin-walled pieces could be either Mercenaria or Pitar Bay Scallop (Aequipectens irradians): 4 fragments Snail (species?): 31 whole shells and fragments FLORAL REMAINS Hickory (Carya sp.): 46 charred nutshell fragments ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank several people who offered their assistance at various stages of this research project. The rockshelter was first pointed out to me by Robert DiBenedetto. Richard Wishnie offered us official permission of the Town of Ossining to excavate the site. Geary Zern helped in mapping the site. Roberta Wingerson and the late Louis Brennan provided comparative observations that facilitated analysis of the ceramic finds. Victoria Lamas collaborated in fieldwork and laboratory analysis of the faunal remains, and also took the photographs for this article. No. 92, Spring, 1986 45 REFERENCES Binford, L. S. 1982 The Archaeology of Place. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1 (1):5-31. Case, L. V. 1929 The Ossining Rock Shelter. Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester Historical Society 5(4):81-85. 1935 Excerpt from Fall Report of the Committee on Indian Remains. QBWHS 12(1):15-16. Fiedel, S. J. 1984 A Late Archaic Cache from the Ossining Rockshelter. Bulletin and Journal of Archaeology for New York State 88:9-14. Funk, H. E. 1976 Recent Contributions to Hudson Valley Prehistory. Memoir 22, New York State Museum, Albany. Harrington, H. R. 1909 The Rock-shelters of Armonk, New York. In The Indians of Greater New York and the Lower Hudson, edited by C. Wissler. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, 3, pp. 125138. Ritchie. W. A. 1965 The Archaeology of New York State. Natural History Press, Garden City, New York. Ritchie. W. A. and R. E. Funk 1973 Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in the Northeast. Memoir 20, New York State Museum, Albany. Map enhancements by Tricia Miller