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Os innominatum. — The left os innominatum, sole remnant of the 

 pelvis of this skeleton, is so extensively broken that there is not enough 

 of it left to give definite points for measurement. 



Femur. — The left femur measures 428 mm. in length, and is 

 remarkable for the prismatic shape of its shaft, which is so marked as 

 to justify this specimen being classed as an example of pilaster femur. 

 The neck of the bone is set at nearly a right angle to the shaft. 



Conclusions. — Judging from the shapes and markings of the 

 cranium and other bones, this subject would seem to have been a 

 female of from 45 to 50 years of age. In the absence of both segments 

 of either the upper or lower limb, the stature had to be calculated 

 from the lengths of the femur and of the humerus. Taking the length 

 of the femur to be 27'4 per cent, of the stature, as given in 

 M. Topinard's Tables, the stature would be 1-562 ni., or about 



5 ft. 1^ in. If the stature is calculated from the length of the 

 humerus, nearly the same result is obtained, viz. 1-575 m., or 



6 ft. 2 in. 



No. 2. Cranium. — There is not enough of the brain-case of this 

 subject left to afford the actual cranial indices; but judging from 

 what remains the cranium would seem to have been braehycephalic, 

 like that of No. 1, but probably to a greater extent. The bones of 

 this specimen are very thin and light, and the sutures, which are very 

 complicated, indicate by their entire freedom from any trace of oblite- 

 ration that the cranium was that of a young person. 



Mandible. — This is noticeable for its great inter-condyloid width 

 as compared with its length. It was fractured across a little to the 

 left of the symphysis in the process of exhumation. The teeth are 

 rather worn on the crowns, with the exception of the third molar on 

 each side. These were both intact, and well developed, and had not 

 been long erupted, as they bear no marks of wear. 



Bones of the forearms. — The bones of the forearms differ very 

 slightly from each other in size and characters. l3oth forearms are 

 pretty long, with fairly strong muscular markings and epiphyseal 

 lines not fully joined. Radii. — The right radius measures 263 mm. 

 in its greatest length, or 250 mm. between its articular surfaces ; the 

 left 261 mm. in its maximum length, or 249 mm. from articular sur- 

 face to articular surface. Ulna. — The same slight difference existed 

 between the uln'ae ; the right measuring 284 mm. in length, or 280 

 between articular surfaces; the left 282 mm., and 278 mm. between 

 the same points. It is a matter for regret that a humerus of this 



