'bottom. Ill this iiioumi the workiiu'ii say tiii'v liiivc ()|ifiic(l '■ inmc lliaii a liiiii- 

 ♦Irefl graves." They "i-oiinted till they reaclu'd si-viiity." (^iiitea iuiimIht of the 

 skulls were siifticieiitly [)re.served to hear haiulliii^, even alter heinji; lor a sliort 

 time exposed to the air. Some of them on heiiig treated with a solution ot" glue 

 have rather a fresh, recent lonU. \'eiy many of the hones were l)rokcn to (•riiml)s 

 by visitors in sport. iSome of the skeletons were in a sittinif pustiiri' with the chin 

 crowded uj)on the knees. 



The depth of the graves was from a yard or les.s to twelve feet and more. 

 The skeletons were of both sexes and various ages, some quite young. It was 

 alleged that a horse's bones were found, Itut I was unable to lind the least scrap. 

 They also tell of a dog's skull with the teeth all perfect. This is possibly so, l>ut 

 it Would seem more likely that it was the head of a wolf, which is quite similar. 

 Quite a number of implements were found, .some of which are here on the table. 

 One skeleton was found with a large dart in t-acli iiand. 



They assert that a scajiula was found pierced liy a Hint dart and that the 

 dart was lodged in said bone, but that the bone immediately crumbled froiii about 

 it. There were beads of bone, shell and co|)per but few of the latter — also 

 copper rings, tube ))ipcs and various other things, the uses of which are not very 

 well known. 



Voii will sei' in the skulls presented for your examination that there is ([uite 

 a <liversity. Two of them are of the brachyc'ephalic or short-head type, one 

 barely so, the other extremely so. The one has the lateral diameter in the pro- 

 portion to the lore and aft, as 86 to 100, the other of 02 to 100. Tin- others are 

 all orthocephalic, though one of them approaches to the long-head type. 



You will note, not only the extent to which the teeth are worn, but also the 

 peculiar manner of the wearing. It will also be seen that decayed teeth, caries of 

 the bone and also signs of gum-l)oils and abcesses are not confined entirely to 

 civilized races. 



The upper wis<loiii teeth in one of the skulls show, eacii, examjiles of enamel 

 tuliercles on the fangs, a rather rare phenomenon, as I understand. 



Ytiii will note also in one of them an extraordinary double suture at upper 

 border of occiput. 



A (luestion of interest: Did such diverse skulls belong to the same tribe, or 

 ■♦lid difllerent tribes at different times bury in the same grounds? 



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