THE ANCIENT PEOPLES. 51 
habitants of the Southwest. There are thousands of 
disk-shaped, perforated turquoise beads, rectangular 
pieces which seem to have been fastened to the clothing, 
splendidly carved birds and insects, and remarkable 
mosaics. As examples of the latter may be mentioned a 
cylinder the core of which had disintegrated greatly but 
with the mosaic covering still in position, a bone 
scraper with an inlaid band, and a frog of jet with an 
inlaid turquoise necklace and eyes. 
Prehistoric Rattle and Flageolet. 
At Pueblo Bonito were also found several flageo- 
lets, some of them decorated with painted designs, 
and one or two with carved figures of birds. From 
Grand Gulch there is a rattle of small hoofs of deer or 
antelope and also some dice, together with a cup from 
which they may have been thrown. 
There is no reason to suppose that the prehistoric 
peoples of the Southwest knew how to secure and make 
use of the copper which is abundant in that region. 
A few pieces of copper in the form of bells and ornaments 
