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fallen out, and tlie socket filled up. The teetli were worn down 

 in tlie same manner as observed in mummies and other ancient 

 peoples, very much, so for an indicated age of about thirty years. 

 In my opinion, this premature decay is probably connected with 

 the use of that coarse bread, which contains a large quantity 

 of stony particles, and which was partaken of by most ancient 

 peoples. The black bread of the Westphalians (pumpernickel) 

 and the flat cakes of the Norwegians seem both the offspring 

 of the bakings of antiquity, the remains of which are found in 

 the Swiss pile-works. 



The shape of the crania of Lombrive is on the whole a noble 

 one. The forehead is high, arched, and slides into the nose 

 with a scarcely perceptible projection of the supraciUary arches. 

 The crown of the head is nearly above the auditory aperture. 



Fig. 118. SkuH of Cave of Lombrive, top view. 



The occiput is somewhat protruding. The temporal fossse 

 are deep in the anterior part, but rather flattened in the poste- 

 rior region, whilst the temporal hne extends further upwards. 

 The facial portion of the skull is very small, the front teeth 

 scarcely diverge outwards, so little, indeed, that most Grerman 

 female skulls would show a more oblique direction. Viewed 

 from above (fig. 118), the skull appears short, oviform, with 

 broad zygomatic arches, and a considerable transverse diameter. 



