A STUDY OF PREHISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY. 



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¥ig. 38. 

 Calumet Pipe. 



(Cat. No. 16697, U. S. N. H. Received from the Kentucky University.) 



BONE IMl-LEMENTS. 



The adoption of bone instead of stone for tlie implements of the pre- 

 historic man differed widely in different countries. It is difficnlt to 

 give satisfactory reasons therefor. It has been said that bone imple- 

 ments were not made in the United States, because the stone was so 

 easily obtained. But in France, where bone implements are in greatest 

 profusion, the tiint suitable for chipping, and of which the finest imple- 

 ments could be and were made, was to be found, and is still very abun- 

 dant. Bone, horn, and ivory were itsed indiscriminately, and served, 

 according to the need, as perforators, points, harpoons, fish-hooks, etc, 

 They were often drilled, and so formed objects of suspension, ornaments, 

 etc. Hollow bones might serve as tubes. They might be also sawed to 

 serve as rings or beads of varying size and length. One of the most 

 interesting varieties of imijlemeuts in bone are those found almost only 

 at the prehistoric cemetery at Madison ville, Ohio, by Dr. Metz and Mr. 

 Low. Any discoveries made, information obtained, or specimens 

 found of scientific interest should be reported. (Fig. 39.) 



COPPER IMPLEMENTS AND ORNAMENTS. 



Implements and ornaments of this metal are shown in figure 40. 

 They need not be described; their appearance will be sufficient. The 

 remarks concerning the fraudulent character of some specimens sought 

 to be foisted upon museums and collectors, and the necessity for the 

 greatest care concerning the preservation of proofs and of genuineness, 

 apply with even greater force to copper implements than to those of stone. 



