406 REPORT— 1903. 



On my way back to Candia I visited (in company with the foreman 

 of the excavations at Palreokastro) the inland villages of Khandra and 

 Armenos, in the Prtesos district, and here a number of men were 

 measured. 



Returning to Candia on April 15, I journeyed to England via 

 Athens and Constantinople, spending a few hours eii route in inspecting 

 the collections at Buda-Pesth and at Vienna, the latter being remarkable 

 as containing the very extensive collection of modern Greek crania formed 

 by Dr. Weisbach. 



In addition to the observations on adult Cretans I made observations 

 on and measured 100 school children in the island. 



In terminating this report I desire to express thanks to several 

 persons, and in the first instance to the Director of the British School } 

 also to Messrs. Tod and Dawkins, students of the school. Professor 

 Stephanos gave me a valuable letter of introduction in Crete. Professor 

 Halbherr and Dr. Parabeni gave me valuable help as already described ; 

 Commandant Borgna (chief of the police force of Crete) gave me facilities 

 for work which would have been iuipossible but for his aid. Space does 

 not admit of further mentioii by name of those who assisted me at various 

 stages, but I hope to acknowledge their help in the course of future 

 publications. 



Part II. — Special Beports. 



Reference to the general report will show that the observations fall 

 under the four headings following : — 



(a) On the prehistoric human remains in the museum at Candia and 

 in the ossuary at Pala^okastro, Crete. 



(b) On the physical characteristics of the modern Cretans, and 

 especially those now inhabiting the province of Sitia, the ancient habita- 

 tion of the Eteo-Cretans. 



(c) On the ancient human remains in the Athenian museums. 



(d) On the physical characteristics of the modern Greeks. 



As these reports prove to be of considerable length, it is proposed 

 to submit here brief notices of the general results of the investigations. 



Special Iteport (a). — Ow t/ie Prelit'gtoric Human Remains in the Museum at 

 Candia aiid in the Ossuarij at Palceokastro, Crete. 



As already mentioned, the site of the excavations which provided the 

 human skeletons is a low mound in the vicinity of the ancient (Minoan) 

 settlement at Roussolakkos, Palteokastro. The position and main 

 features of the ossuary have been already described by Mr. Bosanquet,' 

 by whom the site was partly excavated in 1902. 



Low stone walls surround a quadrilateral inclosure divided by 

 partitions into five compartments within which hundreds of bones were 

 amassed in confusion, which was not, however, absolute, for although 

 bones of the feet might be found impacted in the orbits of skulls, yet a 

 general survey showed that on the whole the skulls lay in distinct groups 

 apart from the limb bones, which were often stacked. This arrangement 

 and the comparative scarcity of the small bones of wrist and foot show 

 clearly that the skeletons had not been primarily interred here, but 



• Of. Man, 11)02. 



