in THE NEANDERTHAL MAN. 185 



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ascertained, in consequence of the absence of the 

 temporal bones, but was probably about the same, 

 and certainly exceeded 10J inches. The horizontal 

 circumference is 23 inches. But this great circum- 

 ference arises largely from the vast development 

 of the supraciliary ridges, though the perimeter 

 of the brain case itself is not small. The large 

 supraciliary ridges give the forehead a far more 

 retreating appearance than its internal contour 

 would bear out. 



To an anatomical eye, the posterior part of the 

 skull is even more striking than the anterior. The 

 occipital protuberance occupies the extreme pos- 

 terior end of the skull, when the glabello-occipital 

 line is made horizontal, and so far from any part 

 of the occipital region extending beyond it, this 

 region of the skull slopes obliquely upward and 

 forward, so that the lambdoidal suture is situated 

 well upon the upper surface of the cranium. At 

 the same time, notwithstanding the great length 

 of the skull, the sagittal suture is remarkably short 

 (4J inches), and the squamosal suture is very 

 straight. 



In reply to my questions Dr. Fuhlrott writes 

 that the occipital bone " is in a state of perfect 

 preservation as far as the upper semicircular line, 

 which is a very strong ridge, linear at its extremi- 

 ties, but enlarging towards the middle, where it 

 forms two ridges (bourrelets), united by a linear 

 continuation, which is slightly depressed in the 

 middle." 



