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stones did not actually strike them. The feet were about 15 to 20 cm. 
above the level of the rest of the body, close together, with the toes ex- 
tended and pointing downward. The right foot, which lay slightly 
higher and more forward than the left, was exposed first. The heel of 
the left foot had been displaced to the north side, presumably by the 
stone which had torn away the left leg. ‘The distal ends of the right 
tibia and fibula, cleanly broken, were found in articulation with the 
bones of the right foot. 
About 23 cm. south of the right foot was found the knob end of a 
large bone, provisionally identified as the distal end of the missing left 
femur. About 10 cm. to the northwest of the left foot was found a 
section of the shaft of a large bone, which could not be positively 
identified, but may also have been part of the missing left femur. 
My reconstruction of this fatal accident is that the individual had 
been killed by a rockfall while standing on the sloping cave floor fac- 
ing the east. The fall of stones which struck him was a minor wave of 
a larger ceiling collapse toward the front of the cave. His body was 
not completely covered with stones, although the impact was forceful. 
Fortunately also for the preservation of the remains, the soil absorbed 
some of the blow. Had the stones been of tremendous weight, or if he 
had been caught against a solid bed of stones, his remains would 
have been crushed into an unrecognizable pulpy layer. 
A number of stones must have fallen on him within split seconds, 
throwing his body backward full length down the slight slope. Pre- 
sumably the first stones struck him on the head and across the feet and 
legs. The latter members were close together, with the left leg slightly 
flexed toward the right. The feet were caught fast under debris, 
while the lower legs were struck by two stones. One of these ripped 
the lower left leg from its foot, twisting the leg on its axis and turning 
it at a right angle to its opposite member. Simultaneously the other 
stone sheared off the lower right leg against another stone like a 
butcher’s cleaver, crushing the upper part of the lower left leg against 
it. Some of the force of the blow must have been to the northwest as 
well as downward. His left upper leg must have been smashed by a 
very heavy impact, since the left pelvic bone was forced headward over 
the lower ribs and the left femur was displaced. Possibly the section 
of large bone found a few centimeters to the north of the ankles, and 
another broken bone found to the south of the feet, are pieces of the 
left femur. 
In falling backward, his body twisted to the right, pinning down 
his useless stump of a right arm. His left arm and hand, drawn 
protectively to his chest, were crushed into his ribs and spine. At 
the same time, his lower thoracic vertebrae were thrust to the right. 
His head and neck were severed from the trunk and left in an 
unnatural] attitude. His head faced over his right shoulder, at a right 
