HUMAN CRANIA. 



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broad, and flat ; the orbits capacious ; and the distance from the 

 root of the nose to the upper alveolus quite short. In its general 

 form, it very much resembles the Cimbrie skull. No. 1362. The 

 Cimbric type, however, is somewhat narrower in the frontal region, 

 and widens more posteriorly towards the parietal protuberances.] 



661. Celtic (? J skull, -j obtained from the Catacombs at Paris by 



662. Celtic (?) skull, f ^^^ ^^^^ p^, ^^^^^^ Presented by Mr- 



663. Celtic (?) skull, fjj^^,!^^, 



664. Celtic (?) skull, J 



13. 1564. Celtic (?) skull from the field of Waterloo. Presented by 

 Mr. Harlan. [The very heavy skull from the field of Waterloo 

 (No. 1564) is strictly and beautifully oval. Of the four heads from 

 the Catacombs at Paris, three are decidedly brachy-cephalic, and 

 one of the Germanic form.] 



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 10. 

 11. 

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VII. SCLAYONIC RACE. 



{Case 1.) 

 1. 1251. Sclavonian, from Olmutz, in Moravia : woman, setat. 30. 



SciiAVONIAN (1251). 



[This skull presents the following characters :-^General form of the 

 head globular, though wanting in symmetry, in consequence of the 

 posterior portion of the right parietal bone being more fully de- 

 veloped than the corresponding portion of the left ; the calvaria 

 quite large in proportion to the face, and broadest posteriorly be- 

 tween the parietal protuberances; the forehead is high, and mode- 

 rately broad ; the vertex presents a somewhat flattened appearance, 

 in consequence of sloping downwards and backwards towards the 

 occiput ; the occipital region is also flat, and the breadth between 



