TRANSACTIONS OF SECTION D.— DEPT. ANTHROPOLOGY. 703 



population of this country, following ordinary occupations. It must also be 

 remembeved that the chest-|?irtli and strength are, in a great measiu-e, dependent 

 on and related to the weight, and the greater weight of the Zulus accounts for 

 their great^- chest-girth and strength. 



With regard to the other physical characters noted, the heel was found to be 

 similar to that of Europeans in nine cases ; in six cases there was slight projection 

 backwards, and in four cases this peculiarity was well-marked. 



In only one case was the great toe found to be of the same length as the 

 second toe : in all the other cases the great toe was the longest. 



The coloiu- of the skin varied between a light chocolate and a dark bronze, ranging 

 through the shades of Broca's tests from No. 21 to No. 4.3. 



In all the cases the eyes were very dark: 17 cases corresponding to Broca's 

 test No. 1, and 2 to No. 2, and there was more or less pigmentation of thfr 

 conjunctiva in all, although in the case of the women this was very slifht. 

 There was also pigmentation of the mucous membrane of the mouth in all the men 

 except two, who were quite free from it, as were also the three women. 



Tlie hair was black, curly, and thick, and in three cases there was a slight 

 beard, and a little hair on the limbs, but in all the other cases the skin was smooth, 

 soft, and free from hair. 



The teeth were remarkably sound, regular, and well-shaped in all the cases 

 but of one, who showed some signs of caries. The lips were of varying thickness, 

 and resembling the negroid type in all cases except one, which approached the 

 European type. Jii seven cases the chin was small, and in only one case did the 

 prominent negroid chin appear. The noses were flat and broad, but less so than 

 those of the negroes of the West Coast of Africa. 



The ears were remarkably small and well-shaped, resembling the small ears 

 of the dark types of southern Europeans. 



Under examination the men were amiable and good-tempered, and displayed 

 a mild, sheepish disposition, strangely at variance vrith the fierceness of manner 

 assumed by them when performing before the public. 



8. Exhibition of Stone Implements from Asia Minor. By Hyde Clarke. 



9. On certain Discoveries of Bronze Implements in and about Leeds. 



By John Holmes. 



10. On the Profile of the Danes and Germans. By J. Park Harrison, M.A. 



Before anything can be done in the way of defining the racial peculiarities of 

 the people of the United Kingdom, we must ascertain, as far as possible, what 

 were the characteristics of the races, now forming our population, at the time 

 they landed on our coasts. This can, however, only be done approximately ; first, 

 by comparison of cranial remains from early tumuli and graves; and, "second' 

 by selecting types from districts in which there is reason to believe the inhabi- 

 tants iiave for centuries remained with least intermixture. It is believed that 

 much may, by such means, be learnt on the subject. 



Confining the inquiry to Germany and Denmark in the first instance, we learn 

 from Scliadow, who wrote on the subject about fifty years ago, that the pure 

 German type showed, as a principal feature, a depressed nasaf bone, and, con- 

 sequently, a concave or incurved line from the root to near the nasal point, 

 where there was more or less of a bulb. In addition to this the face is described 

 as wide, and the forehead smooth ; the lower part of the face long. The ear appears 

 to have been fine, with a well-formed but not heavy lobe ; the hair fair, and the 

 eyes blue. Tlie skulls from early graves are brachvcephalic. 



The above description applies equally well to the rural population of West 



