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Norma basilaris: the palate is small and elliptical ; the teeth (especially 
the last molars) are small, delicate, but not decayed; the tympanic 
bones are perforated. 
Norma occipitalis : the contour is rounded, not pentagonal ;: all the features 
noted combine to indicate the female sex of the specimen. 
18D. Modern.—Skull of a modern Cretan male. The chief interest 
of the specimen is that it reproduces on a feeble scale the features of 
a cranium from near Damascus, described by me (as of ‘ armenoid ’ 
form) in the ‘ Journal of the Anthropological Institute.’ The skull is 
of moderate length only, and in norma verticalis the contour is 
“byrsoid.” The occipital flattening so characteristic of the true 
armenoid skull is very slight here. The brow-ridges are heavy; the 
mastoid processes are large and they project anteriorly. 
20D. ‘ Asires.’ (sic).—A calvaria without base or facial bones; the 
left half of the mandible remains. 
Sex: male. 
Age: adult; synostosis is observed in the sagittal suture and also in the 
squamo-parietal suture. 
Norma verticalis: the skull is of short ellipsoid form and mesaticephalic ; 
at the ophryon a remarkable depression suggests the former presenge 
of a sebaceous cyst in this situation. 
Norma lateralis: brow-ridges moderately developed ; the median sagittal 
curve culminates at the obelion ; there is slight occipital renflement. 
The nasal bones are prominent. 
Norma facialis : the transverse cranial are is uniformly curved ; this feature 
is present, even posteriorly to the bregma. 
Norma basilaris : both tympanic bones are perforated. 
Norma occipitalis : the contour is ‘ pentagonal.’ 
20aD..‘ Asires.’ (sic).—Occipital parts of skull with mandible. 
Sex: female. 
Age: young adult. 
Norma verticalis : rhomboidal and elongated. 
Norma lateralis: very distinct occipital renflement. 
Mandible: teeth slightly worn; the last molars are the smallest. The 
mandible is narrow and suggests leptoprosopic proportions of the face. 
21D. Palaikastro.—A calvaria comprising the frontal, two parietals, 
the occipital and right temporal bones. The face, base, and mandible 
are wanting. 
Sex: ? male; the general indications are distinctly those of weak physical 
development. 
Age: adult; synostosis commencing in the usual situation, viz., in the 
sagittal suture near the obelion, and in the lambdoid suture. 
Norma verticalis: the contour is ovoid but elongated ; the parietal emi- 
nences are scarcely distinguishable. 
Norma lateralis: the brow-ridges are but slightly prominent ; the frontal 
bone rises steeply. The median sagittal curve is flattened at the 
i bregma, where indications of slight ‘annular’ compression are found. 
: Occipital renflement is very marked, almost amounting to bathro- 
cephaly. The skull was probably orthognathous and tapeinocephalic. 
Norma facialis: the transverse cranial arc is uniformly rounded, even 
behind the bregma ; the frontal width is small; the minimum being 
90 mm. c 
Norma basilaris : synostosis is far advanced on the endocranial surface ; 
the glenoid fosse is deep and the tympanic bone not perforated. 
Norma occipitalis: the contour is pentagonal rather than circular, but 
the angles are rounded. 
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