WHOLE VOL. SKELETAL REMAINS OF EARLY MAN HRDLICKA 297 



remains of the right bone shows the same characters. The walls of 

 the shaft are stout, particularly posteriorly (anteriorly, near middle, 

 8 mm.; posteriorly, ii mm.). On the whole the femora give the 

 impression of relative shortness and robustness. The distinct charac- 

 ters of the femora may be summarized as short, robust, arched, with 

 a distinct torsion, and with but very moderately developed linea 

 aspera. 



FINAL REMARKS 



(Hrdlicka) 



The La Quina human skeletal remains are of more interest than 

 has so far been appreciated. While distinctly neanderthaloid they 

 present variants of the type, in the narrowness and lack of massive- 

 ness of the adult cranium, in the stoutness of its jaws and teeth, in 

 the primitiveness of the angles of its mandible, in its shallow but 

 long (transversely) glenoids. There is a further variant, an approach 

 to a chin, in the second adult lower jaw. And there is a great deal 

 of interest in the child skull, which on one hand is a Neanderthaler, 

 and on the other, in size, form of vault, and form of occiput, ap- 

 proaches a modern. The majority of the characters of the skull and 

 of the other skeletal parts indicate a submedium male (for a Neander- 

 thaler) and not a female. 



There is still nnich left of the Mousterian deposits of La Quina, 

 taking the classic site alone. The latter is now under the govern- 

 ment's protection ; it ought to be completely excavated, for there is 

 good promise of still further remains of human skeletons, and such 

 remains would all be of great value. 



THE LE MOUSTIER MAN 



Still another highly interesting and scientifically valuable skeleton 

 of early man is that of the Homo mousteriensis Hauseri. The skele- 

 ton is preserved in the addition to the Museum fiir Volkerkunde at 

 Berlin, where it was seen by the writer in 1923 and again in 1927. 

 It was discovered in March 1908, by O. Hauser, during archeological 

 excavations in what is known as " the lower Moustier cave," or 

 " paleolithic station numl>er 44," at Le Moustier, in the valley of the 

 Vezere, Department of Dordogne, France, and was eventually pur- 

 chased from Herr Hauser for the Berlin Museum. 



The cave, or more properly rock-shelter (fig. 30), when excavated 

 gave numerous evidences of man's occui)ation, but no human bones. 

 The skeleton under consideration was discovered in the terrace in 



