. Bulletin. Ethnology. ROBERTS] VILLAGE OP THE GEEAT KIVAS 135 but because of the charred nature of the specimens it is not possible to tell just which form of that plant was employed. Bones and Bonework The bones and bone implements found during the investigations at this site are of interest because they not only show the various types of tools which the people fashioned from that material, but also furnish a record of the kinds of animals which were present at the time when the site was occupied. The animals represented are the mule deer, antelope, jack rabbit, lynx, wolf, fox, and dog. The
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ROBERTS] VILLAGE OP THE GEEAT KIVAS 135 but because of the charred nature of the specimens it is not possible to tell just which form of that plant was employed. Bones and Bonework The bones and bone implements found during the investigations at this site are of interest because they not only show the various types of tools which the people fashioned from that material, but also furnish a record of the kinds of animals which were present at the time when the site was occupied. The animals represented are the mule deer, antelope, jack rabbit, lynx, wolf, fox, and dog. The only bird bones in the collection are from the turkey. The bonework comprises a fairly large variety of awls, scrapers, punches, beads, turkey calls, and ornaments. The implements may be separated into several groups from the standpoint of the kinds of material used. That is, some were fashioned from bones intentionally cut for the purpose, others were made from fortuitous splinters, and others exhibit but slight modification of the original bone. Typical exam- ples of awls made from chance splin- ters are illustrated in Plate 39. PraC- ^^^^^^ fragments tically all of these specimens are fragments from long bones of the deer. One or two in the collection, however, were made from ribs or some other bone. Most of the specimens show a partial polish at their points. This was not intentionally done but was produced through use. The sharpened splinter group rarely has examples with a careful polish over the entire surface. There is a group, however, of specially cut implements which were made from dis- carded portions of bones which does show a careful shaping and polishing over most of the surface. Examples of awls belonging in this class are illustrated in Plate 40. In many instances the work of preparing the implement was so carefully and thoroughly done that it is impossible to tell from what animal the material came. A few of the examples can be identified as deer b
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