IN MODERN SCIENCE. 



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The skulls of these people have been com- 

 pared to those of the modern Esthonians or 

 Lithuanians ; but on the authority of M. Qua- 

 trefages it is stated that, while this applies to 

 the probably later race of small men found in 

 some of the Belgian caves, it does not apply so 

 well to the people of Cro-magnon. Are, then, 

 these people the types of any ancient, or of the 

 most ancient, European race ? One answer is 

 given by the remarkable skeleton of Mentone, 

 in the South of France, found under circum- 

 stances equally suggestive of great antiquity 

 (Figure 8). Dr. Riviere, in a memoir on this 

 skeleton illustrated by two beautiful photo- 

 graphs, shows that the characters of the skull 

 and of the bones of the limbs are precisely 

 similar to those of the Cro-magnon skeleton, 

 indicating a perfect identity of race, while the 

 objects found with the skeleton are similar in 

 character. 



The ornaments of Cro-magnon were per- 

 fr ated shells from the Atlantic and pieces of 

 ivory. Those at Mentone were perforated Ner- 

 itinae from the Mediterranean and canine-teeth 

 of the deer. In both cases there was evidence 

 that these ancient people painted themselves 

 with red oxide of iron ; and, as if to complete 



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