'ON^THE AGE OF STONE CIRCLES. 189 



near the surface and others in a very fragmentary condition were 

 reburied. Some of the specimens have been kindly examined by Mr. 

 E. T. Newton, P.E.S. 



Cutting IX., Fosse. 



238. One side of lower jaw of dog, and a number of teeth belonging to the 

 other side also. The animal was about the size of a retriever. 



Found on the bottom of the fosse in the N. half of the cutting, and near the 

 end-wall against the causeway. 



Near No. 238, also on the bottom of the fosse, several teeth of dog of similar 

 size were found. 



246. Occipital portion of skull of red-deer ; height from the bastion to 

 supra-occipital crest 89 mm. 



Found in the chalk-rubble, depth 11 ft. below the surface of the silting. 



248. Metacarpus of red-deer, length 274 mm. ; least circumference 78 mm. 

 Found in the Roman stratum. 



249. Part of metacarpus of red-deer. 



Found at a depth of 6-5 ft. below the surface of the silting. 



250. Metatarsus of red-deer, length 315 mm. (12^ in.) ; least circumference 

 81 mm. 



Found at a depth of 8 ft. below the surface of the silting. 



A red-deer at the Royal College of Sureeons, having a metatarsus 10^ in. 

 in length, stands 44^ in. at the withers. The Avebury stag, therefore, stood 

 about 50 in. at the withers. 



''54. Lower end of femur of large ox. 



Found on the bottom of the fosse. 



Cutting X., Vallum. 

 179. Part of radius and other remains of ox (rather small). 

 Found in chalk-rubble in the body of the vallum, depth 4 ft. 

 185. Greater part of tibia of young ox ; the shaft is split obliquely — perhaps 

 for the extraction of marrow. 



Found in chalk-rubble in the body of the vallum, depth 425 ft. 



232. Shaft of tibia of ox, the heads broken ofT at both ends as if for the 

 extraction of marrow. 



Found close to the O.T.L., with the small antler-pick also marked No. 232. 



233. One end of femur of young ox. 

 Found on the O.T.L., near No. 232. 



Four teeth of pig were also found on the O.T.L. 



Physical Characters of the Ancient Egyptians. — Report of the 

 Committee, consisting 0/ Prof essor G. Elliot Smith (Chair- 

 man), Dr. F. C. Shrubs.4,ll (Secretary), Professor A. 

 Keith, Dr. F. Wood Jones, afid Professor C. G. Seligman. 



Professor Elliot Smith's Report. 

 In last year's Report of the Committee I referred to the fact that 

 material of great historical importance^ was being found by Professor 

 Reisner at Kerma, near the Third Cataract, and that some of the 

 skeletons had been sent to me in Manchester for examination. Since 

 then a very large collection of human remains from the sam_e site has 



1 ReiDort of British Association, p. 228, B., ' The Human Remams from the 

 Kerma Basin,' &c. 



