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discovered (p, fig. 1, p. 335). It is very narrow above, but widens 

 to 3 feet at the lower end. 



Fig. 5. — Transverse section through the lateral fissure g 

 (in jig. 1, p. S3~>.) 



Scale^'-- 



a — Recent accumulation of earth and stones : 6 inches. 



b = Upper stalagmite-bed : 5 to 14 inches. 



c = Cave-earth, containing blocks of limestone : 3^ feet. 



d — Lower (crystalline) stalagmite : 5 inches. 



e = Bed of sand and pebbles : 8 to 12 inches. 



X shows the position of the human skeleton : 1 = Skull ; 2 = Pelvis ; 

 3 = Femurs; 4 = Tibia ; 5 = Humerus. 



The skeleton was found at the junction of these two fissures. The 

 surface-accumulation had been removed, the stalagmitic crust — hert 



