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The supraorbital ridges show good but not extraordinary masculine develop 

 ment ; they extend along the median three-fifths of the supraorbital space. 



The forehead is low and very sloping. Its slight arching is gradual, show 

 ing no distinct frontal bend or eminences. A well-marked elevation is observed 

 in the median line from above the ophryon to near the bregma. Sagittal eleva 

 tion was not pronounced. 



The skull was apparently of good size. The diameter frontal minimum 

 measures 0.3 cm. 



K. SKULL FROM MOUND IX ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA (NO. iM-38f&amp;gt;5) 



(Plate xxi) 



This specimen is reconstructed on a plaster base from pieces, and while in 

 point of repair not perfect the main features of the vault are easily discerni 

 ble. It is a long and narrow but not in any degree scaphocephalic or otherwise 

 deformed skull, with a low, sloping, and but moderately arched forehead. 



The supraorbital ridges and glabella are quite pronounced, but their extent and 

 volume are not clearly appreciable owing to the defective condition of the 

 fragments. These features and the good-sized mastoids indicate a masculine 

 cranium. 



The sagittal region is quite elevated, giving the transverse plane above the 

 shape of a pointed arch. The temporal ridges and occipital crests suggest 

 strong musculature. 



Occlusion is advanced in the sagittal and lambdoid sutures, and extends in 

 some measure into the coronal, but there is no sign that the process in any place 

 was premature. 



The thickness of the skull is moderate and its capacity must have been good. 



