VIM'I.NIMX 1"! 



although tin- numlx'i f l.rachycephalie >ku!K examined \va> quite 

 larp-. Tin- \\riter i- acquainted with only a single brachyccphaiic 

 >knll that how> a low sloping forehead. Thi- i- tin- Indian craniuni 

 pictured in plate xin. f>. of tin- preceding pap 



Tin- antiquity of tin- specimen- here descrilx-d in no ca^c i- jjreat. 

 ami several of tlu- skulls an- quite iiHxlern. 



Tin- cranial capacity was measured l>y the writer's met lux 1, ex- 

 plained in Sri, i,,,. I'.KW i p.-iirc 1011 et eq.)- 



The illustrated skulls arc placed in the alveolo-rondyliaii plane. 



\. MKl'l.l. FROM MOVXI> IX NORTH DAKOTA ( XO. 'J'J 



(Plate XIV) 



A symmetrical niul not diHeaxo*! > raiiiiun of a man of about '" vcurn of iiK'e. 

 The saKittal and 4-oronal Hiittires show :il\ am .-d. tin- lamb<l<i(I slight. (x-cliiHion, 

 wlilch :I|I|M-:II-S lii no \vay premature: 



The s|MH-imen is rather heavy. Its low forehead is very striking. The supra- 

 orbital ridges and lalella are very pronounced. The ridp-s are n'strlettnl t 

 the nuHllaii three-Hfths >f the siipraorliital spav; the remaining ]Mrtlon of the 

 border alxtve each >rblt proje*'ts also forward. t>ut is not massive, and is distinct 

 from the ridge pro|H>r. 



The slojH? of the forehead is uniform and the moderate convexity of the frontal 

 IMIIH- presents n> trace of the frontal eminences. From near the Klahella to the 

 vertex of the skull runs a median elevation, which is especially well marked 

 back of the bregma and gives the transverse plane of the skull in this region 

 the outline of a jx>inted arch. The temporal ridges are well marked and reach 

 on the right to within 2.2 cui., on the left to within l.5 cm., of sagittal suture. 



The face shows nuxlerate prognathism. well-marked nasal gutters, and strong 

 nialars as well as zygoma'. The skull as a whole l>ears evidence of a strung 

 musculature. 



The teeth are of ordinary size and present no abnormality. 



The base shows an anomalous fenestrum. formed by a process of bone passing 

 from near the base of the external pterygoid plate to the sphenoid just outside 

 of the foramen ovale. 



Cuts in the rear of the foramen magnum :md on the fa<v indicate in all proba- 

 bility cleaning Ix-fore a secondary burial. 



Diameter antero-posterlor maximum _____ ,_centlmeter8__ 1ft. 5 



Diameter antero-posterlor from ophryon.. _______ do ---- 1ft. 



Diameter lateral maximum ___ J ______________ ________ do ---- 13.7 



Cephalic Index __________ _______ 6B. ft 



Kasjon l>rcgnm height ___ .centimeters 13. 3 



Cranial module (mean diameter) _______ _________ 15.53 



Circumference alxive the ridges ________________ ________ centimeters __ 52.0 



Capjieity __________________________________________ euble centimeters.. 1.47. r 



Thiekncss of left parietal above the squamous suture _______ millimeters.. 5-6 



Dlnmetcr frontal minimum _______________ ..... _____ cent I meters. _ 9.1 



Diameter frontal maximum (along coronal) ----- . --------------- do ---- 11.4 



Basliiii-nasiiin length _______________________________ ---------- do ---- 10. 5 



Facial height . ........ _______ ........ (?) 



breadth i diameter bizygomatie max.) -------------- centimeters.. 13.8 



