Chapter IV. 

 CONCLUSION. 



Ix the preceding pages an attempt has been made to 

 describe briefly the modern and prehistoric cultures of 

 the Southwest. In doing this some pains have been 

 taken to point out the influences of environment and 

 the results of Spanish and .Vmerican contact. It may 

 be well in conclusion, to ask, if not answer, some ques- 

 tions regarding the relationship of these peoples of the 

 Southwest to each other and to their neighbors. When 

 the relationship of tribes is considered it is well to be 

 certain what sort of relationship is in mind. 



]\Iany are interested in the physical appearance of 

 men and endeavor to trace the distribution of mankind 

 by this means. Now such physical characteristics as 

 the color of the skin, the character of the hair, the shape 

 of the head, the contour of the body, are inherited, and 

 two peoples who closel}' resemble each other in these 

 respects may be presumed to have descended from the 

 same ancestors. When two peoples so resembling each 

 other are found separated, one or the other must have 

 migrated or those who once lived between the two 

 peoples have disappeared from some cause. 



If then we ask whether physicalh' the prehistoric 

 people, the modern sedentar}', and the nomadic people 

 are of common descent, the question must be answered 



