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tion hairs can be identified. Probably the individual had been 

 covered by an ox hide. 



The bones of the skeleton lay undisturbed, and a photograph was 

 taken, and from this the position of the skeleton as shown in Fig. 4 

 reconstructed. The vertebne lie in a straight line along the middle 

 line of the cist ; the scapulae lie, on either side of the vertebra, on 

 their posterior surfaces and with the glenoid fossae pointing outwards. 

 The right humerus lies on its posterior surface and parallel to the 

 vertebral column. The right radius and ulna lie parallel to each 

 other, with their lower extremities crossing the lumbar spine. The 

 head and neck of the right femur have crumbled away, but the shaft 

 of the bone lies obliquely with its great trochanter in the position of 

 the hollow of the sacrum and its lower extremity touching the south 

 side of the cist. The right tibia and fibula lie under the right femur, 

 with the fibula next the trunk. The left femur lies with its head in 

 the acetabulum, and is so far flexed as to lie almost parallel to the 

 vertebral column, while the left tibia and fibula lie almost parallel to 

 their corresponding femur. The shafts of the left radius and ulna 

 lie under the left femur, with their lower ends in the venter ilii. The 

 hand bones lie in a cluster in the left venter ilii, while the bones of 

 the foot lie in the south-west corner of the cist. The plan, Fig. 4, 

 shows the position of the skeleton. 



Thus the individual had been placed in the cist on his back, 

 with his hands in front of the abdomen and thighs and legs com- 

 pletely flexed. 



THE SKELETON. The bones of the skeleton are in a fair state of 

 preservation, and have evidently belonged to an adult male beyond 

 middle life. Certain of the bones show distinct evidences of osteo- 

 arthritic disease. Thus several of the vertebrae show bony nodules at 

 and lipping of the articular margins ; the same changes are seen in 

 several of the metacarpal bones, especially in the heads of the meta- 

 carpals of both thumbs. 



S'/.W/. The cranial part of the skull has crumbled away at parts, 

 so that its cubic capacity cannot be taken ; however, it is so far intact 



