1864. | 
Notes and Correspondence. 759 
line, whilst that of the Neanderthal 
slopes upwards and forwards from 
it.” 
In the cast of the interior of the 
Aberdeen calvarium many of the 
anatomical characters are well dis- 
played (Fig. 2). The comparatively 
low frontal lobes of the brain, the 
elevation of the vertex, and the 
slight posterior convexity of the 
occipital portion of the cerebrum, 
are all apparent. It may be noted 
that the posterior lobes of the cere- 
brum overlap the posterior margin 
of the cerebellum, though in the 
figure the extent of this overlapping 
is somewhat exaggerated, on ac- 
count ofa Pacchionian body project- 
ing from the dura mater just above 
the attachment of the tentorium. 
Inches, 
Greatest length of the Aber- 
deenrskull¥.) eS O28: aa 
Greatest breadth in the 
parietal region just above 
the squamous suture. 59 
Proportion of length to 
lpreadbl! ).))-. 1 a ee SEOO WS 
Length of the line of the 
sagittal suture . . . 4-9 
Longitudinal are 12°6 
Horizontal circumference , 22:0 
Greatest frontal breadth . 4°5 
Capacity of calvarium, 80 cub. in. 
