GEOLOGY AND ART 



139 



the natural distribution, and tliat each chiss of artificial objects is 

 scattered in a way peculiar to itself. But the human agent is an 

 important factor. Other things being equal, human distribution of 

 small things is far, of large objects near; implements of war and the 

 chase travel for, domestic utensils remain near; improvised articles 

 or devices are near, highly elaborated and valuable objects go far; 

 along thoroughfares distribution is far, across thoroughfares it is 

 near. Again, much-occupied sites are richly stocked with utensils, 

 while slightly occupied spots have but few; sites near the source or 

 sources of supply have a wealth of art, very distant (raes have almost 

 nothing; and sites convenient to a plentiful supply of one material 

 have many tools of that material; sites remote from any of the sources 



■VillageSjte 



.Y^^^ 



Fig. 29 — Distriltiitioii of implements, iiiucli more general ami extensive tban the tlistribntioii nf 



rejects. 



have a limited supply from many sources. So, too, a sedentary people 

 will not distribute widely, while wandering or semisedentary tribes will 

 transport their possessions to many distant places; and sites occupied 

 by numerous tribes in turn will have diversified art remains. It may 

 be further noted that on sites devoted to single or simple industries 

 the range of tools will be small, while on sites where occupations were 

 varied the range will be large; and that where peoples were varied, 

 occupations varied, materials varied, and time was long, we will have 

 the widest range. 



The tidewater peoples were by no means content with the materials 

 supplied by the province in which they lived, although these naturally 



