OF THE MICMAC SKULL CAMERON. 



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prosopic, the index in this case conveying the information 

 that the facial breadth was slightly more than twice the facial 

 height. 



Fig 2. shows the superiority of the Micmac skull when 

 compared with the outline of the Java calvaria (shown in 

 dotted outline). Both crania are drawn to the same scale, 

 which intensifies the marked post-orbital constriction of the 

 Java specimen. Note further how the heavy gorilla-like 

 supraorbital ridges of the Java calvaria project beyond 

 the well modelled frontal contour of the Micmac skull. 



The Fronto-Parietal Index. — This cranial index has been 

 much exploited during recent years in relation to the study of 

 the calvaria of fossil man, and has proved itself to be a val- 

 uable addition to modern craniometrieal methods. In order to 



