Wemustalsomentionamongstfavoriteornamentsbeadsmadeofjetandofveryfineochreousclaydriedinthesun,ofcalcareouscrystallinerock,andofgrayishschist,andinotherplacesofbeadsofamberorofhyalinequartz,thebrightnessofwhichattractedtheattention。AtthestationofMenieuxCharentewithflintsofatypetowhichitisusualtogivethenamesofMousterienorSolutreen,excavationshaveyieldednumerouscarefullypolishedballsofcalx,varyingindiameterfromonetotwoinches。Iftherehadbeenanydoubtsastotheiruse,thosedoubtswouldhavebeenremovedbythediscoveryatLaugerie-Basseofafragmentoftheshoulder-bladeofareindeeronwhichwasengravedthefigureofawomanwearingroundherneckanecklaceofclumsyroundballs。Otheryetstrangerornamentshavebeenfound,forwhichwhatwehavesaidaboutthecannibalismofearlymanshouldhavepreparedthereader。OurancestorsoftheStoneageadornedthemselveswithnecklacesofhumanteeth,andtwoskeletonshavebeendugoutwearingroundtheirnecksthistokenoftheirvictories。M。deBayepossessesinhiscollectionsomeroundpiecesofskullpiercedwithholesFig。28,andatthemeetingoftheAmericanAssociationin1886,atAnnArborMichiganwerepresentedsomeornamentsmadeofhumanbonesfromamoundinOhio。
IntakingfromthegangueinwhichitwasimbeddedaskullfromthemegalithicmonumentofVaureal,PrunerBeynoticedafragmentofahumanshoulderbladepiercedwithanincisioninwhichwasfixedalittleroundedpieceofbone。Thisstyleofornamentseemstohaveremainedinuseformanycenturies,forM。NicaisehaslatelydiscoveredatMoulind’OyesMarneanecklacemadeofcalxballs,shells,andpendantscutoutofthescalesofunioshells。Onthisnecklacehungaroundpieceofhumancranium,andintheGalliccemeteryatVarille,theexteriorlaminaofahumanlumbarvertebrawasfastenedtoanecklacemadeofcoralbeads。
RoundpiecesofskullpiercedwithholesAl。deBaye’scollection。
Wearealsoacquaintedwithfactsofanotherorder,whichmaybementionedinthisconnection。ThemenofMarjevolsdrankoutofhumancrania;theGrenobleMuseumownsadrinking-vesselofthiskind;othershavebeendiscoveredatBillancourt,atChavannes,attheChasseyCamp,andatSutz,AEfele,andLoci-asinSwitzerland,aswellasatBrookvilleintheStateofIndiana。Dr。Prunierespossesseshalfahumanradius,probablythatofafemale,carefullypolishedandconvertedintoastilettoFig。29。Dr。Garrigouhasanarrow-headmadeofahumanbone,PellegrinoafibulaconvertedintoapolisherfoundinthelowerbedsofthecelebratedCastioneTERREMAREnearParma。AtthemeetingofthePrehistoricCongressinParisin1869,PereiradaCostamentionedafemoraconvertedintoasceptreorstaffofoffice,andtoconcludethismelancholylist,Longperiermentionsahumanbonepiercedwithregularopenings,which,byastrangeironyofdeath,servedasaflutetodelighttheearsoftheliving……
Partofaroundedpieceofahumanparietal-Stilettomadeoftheendofahumanradius——Diskmadeoftheburrofastag’santler。