WHOLE VOL. SKELETAL REMAINS OF EARLY MAN — HRDLICKA 205 



There were no traces of the mammoth or of Rhinoceros tichorhmus. 

 The remains found represent either completely extinct forms, or 

 forms that have not hitherto been known from Croatia or known 

 only from the diluvial times. As a whole the fauna resembles closely 

 the fauna of the diluvial station of Taubach, Germany. 



ARCHEOLOGICAL REMAINS 



These are described in a number of separate papers, both by 

 Gorjanovic-Kramberger and by others (see final bibliography). The 

 total number of worked stones recovered from the Krapina shelter 

 reaches approximately i,ooo, but most of these are waste and rejects. 

 They are mainly of flint, but occasionally also of quartz, chalcedony, 

 and jasper. The better characterized specimens are " typically Mous- 

 terian " (Obermeier), and this applies to all layers. Gorjanovic- 

 Kramberger believed that he found also evidence of some utilization 

 of bone. 



To the writer it seems that the stone industry of Krapina should 

 be subjected to a restudy in the light of present knowledge. It is true 

 that there are typically Mousterian implements ; but there are also 

 blades that seem to suggest later developments. 



THE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS 



The collective human skeletal remains recovered from the Krapina 

 shelter are more numerous than those found in any other locality of 

 similar age, though they are very fragmentary. They represent indi- 

 viduals of all ages, from infancy to senility. They comprise many 

 parts of the skull, numerous fragments of the jaws ranging to nearly 

 complete mandibles, many teeth, and numerous pieces of other parts 

 of the skeleton. Most of these remains have already been thoroughly 

 studied and described by Professor Gorjanovic-Kramberger in his 

 principal memoir (1906) and in a series of other publications (see 

 bibliography). 



Through the courtesy of Professor Gorjanovic-Kramberger and 

 Dr. F. Sulje, of the Geological Division at the Narodni Muzej, in 

 Zagreb, the writer was privileged, in June, 191 2, and again in 1923, 

 to examine the Krapina originals. This was not done with any need 

 or hope of adding anything to Professor Gorjanovic-Kramberger's 

 thorough description of the specimens, but rather because a personal 

 inspection and handling of the original objects in a case of such 

 importance helps to fix in the mind, more than any description could, 

 their extraordinary characteristics. 



