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INDIANS OF TlIK S(Jl THWEST, 



use of the copper which is ubundaiit in that region. 

 A few pieces of copper in the form of bells and ornaments 

 were found at Pueblo Bonito but it is more tlian likely 

 they were brought from Mexico in trade. Some 

 remarkable pieces of pottery with a textile backing 

 and examples of cloisonne work are believed to have 

 reached Pueblo Bonito in the same manner. 



Disposal of Dead. 



The dead w^ere variously disposed of. In the north- 

 west along Grand Gulch and Cottonwood Creek they 

 were buried in caves and under the floors of houses. 



Prehistoric Rattlo and Flageolet. 



In the Alesa Verde region cremation seems to have been 

 generally practised. In the Pajarito Plateau, the 

 bodies of children were somethnes placed in a house 



