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analoga of the ‘good’ races of animals, namely, races grown ip 
on a small scale, presenting definite peculiarities, in whom one can 
see at once what special characteristics they have. They really do 
possess a definite type of their own. 
“Unhappily we can seldom do as much with continental tribes, 
least of all with those great aggregates, which we choose to call 
nations in a political sense. It would be the business of days to 
discuss the question of European nationalities. 
“Here I would only observe how little we Anthropologists are 
entitled to place the point of view of narrow nationality in the 
foreground of our investigations. We know that every nationality 
that concerns us—among them the German as well as the Slavonic 
—is of a composite nature and that no one at present can say 
from what original tribe they have been developed.” (After 
reviewing archxological progress in Austria and Germany, he 
continued ):— 
“T will not say that the present endeavour to fix the origin of 
the Aryan race in Germany or Belgium, as has been suggested, 
should be helped by assuming that the race of Cannstatt or of 
Neanderthal (a long-headed population) represents the central stock. 
At present we know nothing certain about that. I may perhaps 
remind you that lately the prehistoric character of that much 
discussed skull of Cannstatt has been made very doubtful, and that 
it certainly does not fit into the hoar antiquity to which our French 
neighbours assign it. This connection must be givenup. The 
difference of view, to which I would call special attention, lies in 
this, that archeologically we must ascribe greater importance to 
international intercommunication in ancient times than has hitherto 
been done. In proportionas this conviction gains ground, a higher 
worth will be assigned to all links in the chain of evidence which 
shews that civilization has been transmitted in definite 
directions. 
“T personally have greeted nothing with greater joy than the 
discovery of those great fields of graves, which have been 
opened under the direction of several inquirers, especially 
Messrs. De Marchesetti and Szombathy, in the most southern part 
of the Austrian Alps, on the coast and in Istria. Thereby a 
significant chain of new links has been inserted into the old 
system of transmissions. We shall soon have the gratification 
