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being entirely closed, and the sagittal obliterated from the lambda 

 to the obelion. 



The face is broad, with oblong megaseme orbits set somewhat far 

 apart; the nose is platyrhine. All the teeth were present at time of 

 death, with the exception of the second molar on the right side, which 

 had been gone for some time, as the socket was absorbed. They are 

 sound, but very much worn on the crowns, as is usually the case in the 

 teeth of ancient Irish crania. This attrition may be attributed to the 

 tough a nd gritty nature of the food. 



The cranium is in good condition, though brittle, and has only one 

 mutilation, a triangular depressed fracture, 40 mm. long by 29 mm. 

 wide at the base above, and somewhat encroaching on the upper border 

 of the right orbit. This fracture appears to have been caused by some 

 injury inflicted in the course of excavation. 



When examined, the cranium was found to contain a globular 

 pellet, 5 or 6 centimetres in diameter, which proved to be portion of 

 the cerebellum, covered by a thick coating of a black, oily-looking 

 earth, which was with difficulty removed from the cheese-like brain 

 substance. 



It was found necessary to divide this pellet into four parts in 

 order to allow of its removal from the cranial cavity through the 

 foramen magnum; and, on examination of the cut surfaces, it was 

 evident that the portion of brain preserved was part of the cerebellum. 

 The folia and fissures were easily distinguishable. The four parts of 

 the pellet were hardened in alcohol, embedded in celloidin, and cut. 

 They cut with extreme ease, and sections of almost any degree of 

 thinness could be obtained, but the result was in a measure unsatis- 

 factory. The fissures and folia could still be made out in the sections, 

 but not so clearly as in the mass. By no method of staining could 

 any details of minute structure be detected. The constituent parts were 

 broken up into an indistinguishable mass. 



Scapula. — This bone is very light and fragile : the coracoid process 

 has been broken off : the supra-scapular notch is large. The measure- 

 ments and indices are : — 



Length, 152 mm. 



Breadth, 

 Breadth index, 

 Infra-spinous length, 

 ,, index, 



97 

 63-8 

 109 

 88-9 



The humerus is rather slender, and has slight muscular markings. 

 It is not perforated. Its length is 317 mm. 



