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with four extremely good illustrations, two of which represent skulls of Avarians 

 and the other Slavic ones from the mount of Calvaria. A perfect harmony with 

 the before mentioned skulls of Avarians is shown in a head found in Switzerland, 

 of which M. Troyon has sent drawings to the Rep.; copies of them are here repre- 

 sented reduced to a quarter's size. 



The original is preserved in M. Troy oris archeologic collections at Bel-air in 

 the Canton Vaud near Lausanne. The skull was found at the bottom of a tomb 

 of very high age, no ornaments or tools were in the neighborhood. Of more 

 than 200 tombs which have been examined by M. Troyon, this was the only 

 one of that kind. 



M. Troyon has on the same occasion given 

 several informations concerning discoveries 

 of other skulls of the same singular form at 

 the village St. Romain in Savoy, in similar 

 tombs, likewise without ornaments and tools. 

 These skulls were so fragile that they fell in 

 pieces shortly after they had been dug out of 

 theearth. Nevertheless, Dr. Gosse, at Geneva, 

 has succeeded in preserving the upper part 

 of one. The Rep. has through the kindness 

 of Mr. Troyon got the opportunity here to 

 show a drawing in quarter size. 



There is no doubt that these skulls have 

 belonged to the same nations as the above 



