386 QUATERNAEY HUMAN EEMAINS IN CENTRAL EUROPE. 



of the aspect of the bones that are incrusted with ashes. These bones 

 show very superficial and uniform burns, different from those observ- 

 able on bones from authentic quaternary stations of man (e. g., those 

 from Pfedmost), which are irregular and often exist only on the side 

 exposed to the fire. The flint implements from Cervena Hora consist 

 merely of two formless flakes; the piece of perforated frontal of a 

 horse is no more than a fragment of bone damaged by the teeth of 

 a Iwena and later on perforated by insects. The fossil clentalia are 

 not rare in Moravia, and the three jars of pottery of which Makovsky 

 speaks belong to the commencement of the neolithic period. 



The human bones at Cervena Hora were discovered b}' workmen in 

 the absence of reliable witnesses. Makovsky learned of them only after 

 the lapse of several months. There is nothing which would definitely 

 connect these skeletons with the finds mentioned in the preceding- 

 section. 



The discovery at Slapanice (about 8 kilometers southeast of Brno) 

 consisted of a skeleton, the only part preserved being a portion of the 

 loAver jaw. Precise data are wanting. It is only known that the 

 specimen was extracted from among the bones of quaternary animals. 

 Even this statement, however, lacks proper confirmation. What is 

 certain is that the whole country offers inimerous prehistoric burials 

 of a more recent age, the fossa? of which were dug deep enough to 

 penetrate into the layer which bears remains of quaternary fauna. 



Much the same uncertainties exist about the skeleton foimd at 

 Husovice, 4 kilometers north of Brno. The bones Avere found b}'^ 

 Avorkmen at the depth of at least 2 meters below the actual level of 

 a sandpit. It is impossible to give this find any approximate age. 

 Doctor Koudelka, who was concerned in the discovery, is not himself 

 willing to concede that it is quaternary. 



THE CAVE OF KOSTELIK. 



This cave contained the remains of a rich quaternary fauna and 

 various products of the reindeer culture, but no remains of the 

 human body. A lower jaw of an infant was found underneath an 

 artificial platform in front of the cave, but as it came from a dis- 

 turbed layer its age can not, according to Hochstetter and Szombathy, 

 be determined. 



THE LOWER JAW OF OCHOZ ( MORAVIA). 



This anatomically interesting specimen proceeds from a cave 

 known as Sveduv Stul (Swede's Table), located in the Brno cave 

 district in Moravia. This and the neighboring caves yielded nmner- 

 ous bones of quaternary animals, but nothing is known of the rela- 

 tion of these to the lower jaw. For this and other reasons the 

 specimen must be classed with those of doubtful antiquity. 



