Abstract

Examples of various historical writing systems and scripts, including hieroglyphics on fragments of papyrus, reed sticks with proto-Arabian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, a bowl inscribed in Etruscan, Aramaic incantation bowls, a bronze piece with a runic inscription, Arabic on cloth fragments, decorated 13th-century Bible leaves, and other writings through the 18th century.

Scope and content Research relating to the Burr's Hill Wampanoag Indian burial site in Warren, Rhode Island. Field notebook has daily account of the excavation from 1913, information about the artifacts recovered, maps of the site, some related correspondence, inscriptions in the runic alphabet found on artifacts. Second folder contains typed notes from various sources that Carr used in preparation for a monograph on the Wampanoag burial site. The notes are a combination of a transcript of the item Carr was...