MAN FROM THE FARTHEST PAST 
and stout zygomata, and similar fullness of the suborbital 
(canine) surface. The nose is broad. The facial prog- 
nathism is not excessive. The dental arch 1s large, the 
palate approaches U shape. The teeth, all present, are 
stout; the crowns are worn, especially anteriorly, where 
the pulp cavities are exposed. The lower jaw, although 
large, is distinctly nearer to the modern type than are 
the other Neanderthal jaws with the exception of Spy 
No. 1. It shows clearly the beginning of a chin. 
The intracranial cast of the male skull from La Fer- 
rassie is reported by M. Boule to be “at least as large as 
that of the specimen of La Chapelle-aux-Saints.”’ 
The two skeletons show marked sexual differences, 
No. 1 being that of a fairly tall male (for a Neanderthaler), 
while No. 2 is that of a low-statured woman. Many parts 
of both skeletons are absent or more or less imperfect. 
The bones that remain resemble in essentials those of the 
La Chapelle, Neanderthal, and Spy skeletons; though 
there are also some differences in which some of the 
parts, such as the scapulae, are even a trace more primi- 
tive than the corresponding bones of other Neanderthalers, 
while others show more similarity to recent types. 
THE La Quina REMAINS 
Two important skeletons and fragments of several 
others have been found by Dr. Henri Martin and his 
family at La Quina, Department of Charente, France. 
The first, discovered September 18, Ig11, was found 
in clayey sand near the ancient bed of the small river 
Voultron, among Mousterian deposits. The clayey sand 
contained worked stones and bones showing human 
touch, but none of the handsome pieces characteristic of 
the later Mousterian. Various bones of prehistoric ani- 
mals were found near by. The human remains appear 
to be those of a woman of Neanderthal type. 
While Doctor Martin was serving as surgeon in the 
French army, Mme. Martin and a young son supervised 
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