THE PALANTHROPIC AGE 61 



monly known as the Canstadt man as distinguished 

 from the Engis or Cro-magnon. 



Let it be observed, then, that these skulls are 

 probably the oldest known in the world, and they are 

 all referable to two varieties of one race of men ; and 

 let us ask what they tell as to the position and 

 character of palanthropic man. The testimony is 

 here fortunately well-nigh unanimous. All anatomists 



SKULL OF CANSTADT TYPE FOUND AT SPY, BELGIUM, 

 BY FRAIPONT AND LOHEST 



and archaeologists admit the high and human cha- 

 racter of the Engis and even the Neanderthal skulls. 

 Broca, who has carefully studied the Cro-magnon 

 skulls, has the following general conclusions : * The 

 great volume of the brain, the development of 

 the frontal region, the fine elliptical profile of 

 the anterior portion of the skull, and the orthogna- 

 thous form of the upper facial region, are incontest- 

 ably evidences of superiority, which are met with 

 usually only in the civilised races. On the other 



