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merits of animal bones were gathered in close proximity to the human 

 remains. The examination of the human bones was begun on the spot 

 by Klaatsch and continued after the removal of the remains to 

 Germany, resulting in the following conclusions by that author : 



The skeleton belongs to an adolescent of perhaps i6 years of age, 

 probably of the male sex. The height of the boy, as estimated from 

 the long bones, was probably 1.45 to 1.50 m. (4 ft. 9 in. to 4 ft. 

 II in.). 



The skull, notwithstanding the youth of the subject, shows a number 

 of characteristics which are peculiar to the Neanderthal group. While 

 of good size, with only moderately thick bones of the vault, and the 

 latter of a fair height, it shows nevertheless a rather low and sloping 

 forehead ; a well-marked c(jniplete supraorbital arch or torus, which 

 later in life would doubtless have become much more prominent ; 

 relatively large dental arches, with decidedly large and in a number 

 of particulars ])rimitive teeth ; a massive lower jaw with complete 

 absence of the chin eminence ; and other interesting features. The 

 glenoid fossae, especially that on the right, show a marked inclination 

 upward and outward, as in the skulls of Krapina and as in the skulls 

 of children in modern man ; and there are other characteristics of the 

 skull and skeleton that connect them morphologically quite closely 

 with the man of Krapina. 



The long and other bones, as far as preserved, possess numerous 

 primitive characteristics. Especially noticeable among these are the 

 relatively large extremities, particularly the head of the femur ; a 

 strong development of the external condyle of the femur ;. the peculiar 

 arching of the femur ; the very marked curvature of the radius ; etc. 

 Klaatsch reached the conclusion that the skeleton Ijelongs undoubtedly 

 to the Homo iicandcrtlialoisis variety of the early Euroj)ean. 



During these studies Professor Klaatsch attemi)ted also a restora- 

 tion of the skull ; the first results were, as is well known, unfortunate, 

 but a second restoration proved more successful. 



In 19 1 2 the writer saw the originals in the Museum fiir Volker- 

 kunde, Berlin. They had been purchased from llerr Hauser for a 

 considerable sum, raised, it was stated, through subscriptions led 

 by the Kaiser. After their receipt even the second Klaatsch recon- 

 struction of the skull was recognized to have been somewhat erroneous 

 and so the pieces were taken ajiart and a third reconstruction was 

 begun by E. Krause, the Museum preparator, with expert assistance. 

 The results were more satisfactory; nevertheless some doubtful i)oints 

 remained even then and these eventually lead to the fourth and the 



