284 BUEEAU OF AMEEICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 52 



The sum of the results of the study of the bones under consideration 

 is that they present very ordinary human characteristics and that 

 all their distinguisliing features agree with those of the bones of the 

 modern Indian. They show, as do the bones of any given skeleton, 

 a few incUvidual pecuharities, but these are without importance. 



Malacara, or Moro, specimen No. 2. (pis. 33, 34). — Tliis is the 

 specimen on wdiich the species Homo sinemento in the main is founded. 



It is a small female adult skuU, probably very slightly deformed in 

 the Aymara fashion. It has been repaired from pieces and partially 

 restored. This cranium is apparently somewhat "fossilized/' espe- 

 ciall}^ the teeth, wliich have a brownish-pinkish glance. 



The forehead shows above the faintly marked frontal eminences 

 two slight lateral flattenings, which are probably artificial. There is 

 also a shallow broad depression under each parietal eminence, such as 

 might have resulted from the appUcation without much force of a 

 band about the head. 



The glabella is moderately developed. There are traces only of 

 supraorbital ridges and but a faint depression above them. The 

 forehead is well-arched though not high, and there are slight indica- 

 tions of frontal eminences. A moderate sagittal elevation is noticed 

 from the bregma to the summit. 



The parietal eminences are well-marked; the outline of the norma 

 superior is intermediary between ovoid and pentagonal, the outline of 

 the norma posterior pentagonal. A slight asymmetry exists in the 

 posterior part of the parietal region, due possibly to imperfect 

 mending. 



The occiput is moderately convex and rather smooth. The 

 mastoids are of medium feminine size. 



The walls of the skull are rather thin, the left parietal measuring, 

 above and along the squamous suture, 3.5 mm. to 5 mm. 



On the whole, the form of the vault can not be regarded as entirely 

 natural, though nearly so. 



The face was made too high in the reconstruction. It shows 

 a shallow nasion depression, ordinary form of nasal articulation and 

 ordinary nasal process, with quite sharp orbital borders. The nasal 

 aperture was rather narrow, being about 1.8 cm. in greatest breadth. 

 Its inferior border is not dull and there are no subnasal fossae. The 

 nasal spine is damaged. 



The upper alveolar process is somewhat prognathic (it appears 

 more so owing to defective condition of the nasal structures) and not 

 high (approximately 1.7 cm.). The palate presents no unusual fea- 

 tures. The suborbital (canine) fossae are fairly hollowed out. The 

 molars are submedium in size, rather prominent anteriorly. 



The lower jaw presents almost (but not absolutely) vertical s3Tn- 

 physis; there is, as can well be seen in the illustration (pi. 33), a 

 distinct though very moderate median chin prominence. 



