ON FACIAL CHARACTERISTICS. 307 
the features of which were defined in the Report of 1882. There appears, 
however, to be little doubt that the short dark type, which, as the Com- 
mittee mentioned last year, certainly exists in the population at the 
present time, and which offers a marked contrast to the other types, 
accords in stature, lightness of frame, narrowness of skull, and fine 
osseous features generally, with the skeleton remains found in the majority 
of the early barrows. The Committee, therefore, have no difficulty in 
considering it as the main Type A; and its characteristic features have, 
consequently, been inserted in the annexed table, for comparison with 
Types B and C. The question whether there was a second pre-Celtic 
race in this country is hardly ripe for discussion ; but it is receiving the 
special attention of several members of the Committee. 
Table in which the typical features of the Three Principal Races in the British 
Isles are compared. 
Features A B Cc 
a Forehead Vertical, square Receding Vertical, rounded 
b Supra-orbital | Oblique! Prominent, con- Smooth 
ridges tinuous across 
brows 
e | Cheeks Tapering to chin | Long Wide, full 
d | Nose Straight, long High-bridged, pro-| Short, bulbed 
jecting 
e Mouth Lips thick, un- Lips thin, straight,| Lips well-formed 
formed long 
f | Chin Small, fine Pointed, projecting] Heavy, rounded 
g Ears Rounded, lobed Pear-shaped, chan-| Oval, with full lobes 
nelled lobules 
h Jaw Narrow Large, square Heavy, wide 
a Eyes Dark Blue-grey, sunk Blue, prominent 
J Hair Very dark, crisp, Light-brown, Light, limp 
curling slightly waved 
Skull Dolichocephalic Sub-Brachyce- Sub-Dolichoce- 
h phalic phalic 
Averageheight| 5 feet 3 inches 5 feet 9 inches 5 feet 7 inches 
(m. 1°600) (m. 1°753) (m. 1°702) 
Habit Slight Bony, muscular Stout, well-covered 
This table represents, as nearly as the present state of our knowledge 
. permits, three main types in this country. 
Tn the mass of the population one or other set of features is found 
to predominate. The prevalent type differs in different localities; and 
the principal cause of the difference appears to be ancestral. 
Progress has been made in the identification of several sub-types, 
especially the Gaels, Picts, Angles; and Jutes. But the definitions are not 
at present complete. The Committee trust that, whenever ancient remains 
are discovered which there may be reason to believe belong to the above 
people, or to the Long-barrow race, they may be carefully preserved, and 
information forwarded to the Secretary. The long bones, which are 
often put away, are specially required for the purpose of ascertaining 
1 Tn place of ‘ prominent brows,’ as in the report for 1882. 
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