10 SKULL FE0:M the P1LTD0W>- CiEATEL. [vol. IxXlii, 



Prof. A. Keith said that these further Piltdown ' finds ' estab- 

 lished beyond any doubt that Eoanfhropus Avas a very clearly- 

 differentiated t^'pe of being — in his opinion a truly human type. 

 He agreed with Dr. Smith Woodward and Mr. Pycraft that the 

 lower molar now found and the original mandible and teeth must 

 be ascribed to Eoanfhrojjus, and constituted the characteristic 

 features of the type. He did not think that the relationship of the 

 external occipital protuberance to the position of the lateral venous 

 sin vises had any great value in the differentiation of human species. 

 Among modern English skulls it was not uncommon to find the 

 external occipital protuberance above the level of the lateml sinuses, 

 as in the newly-found fragment. The position of the protuberance 

 changed with age, and it ascended on the occiput as the neck 

 expanded ; it was low in position in women and children, and high 

 in men with thick necks. The high position of the protuberance 

 in the specimen found either indicated that it belonged to an older 

 individual than the type-specimen, or pointed to a difference of sex. 

 The frontal fragment was a particularly valuable addition, because 

 it cleared up any doubt as to the contour of the forehead over the 

 root of the nose. The supraciliary parts of the supraorbital bar 

 were but slightly prominent, there being a wide shallow dej^ression 

 separating the right and left supraciliary eminences. The depth 

 and thickness of the internal frontal crest were altogethe]- 

 remarkable. 



Sir Ray Laxkestee said that all must appreciate the clear and 

 interesting statement made by Dr. Smith Woodward. He con- 

 gratulated the Author on the gradual addition, by his patient work 

 and that of the late Mr. Charles Dawson, of new bits to our 

 knowledge of the Piltdown man. He pointed out that it was a 

 possibility — although highly improbable — that the piece of the 

 frontal bone and also the molar tooth now described belonged to 

 the same individual as that represented by the imperfect skull 

 and lower jaw already known. But this was not true of the 

 fragment of the occipital bone, since the region corresponding to 

 this fragment was present in the imperfect skull now in the 

 Xatural History Museum. The present ' find ' therefore makes 

 it impossible to regard the Piltdown man as an isolated abnormal 

 individual. The fragments hitherto found must be referred to two, 

 and possibly to three or even four individuals. 



Mr. W. Dale observed, with regard to the flint that was said to 

 have been used as a hammer-stone, that it had probably sunk down 

 from a higher level and was of newer date. At a previous meeting 

 on the same subject, pala?olithic implements had been shown which 

 were of the deep-ochreous colour of the bones. This ' hammer- 

 stone ' was scarcely patinated at all. 



Dr. A. S]SHTH Woodwaed thanked the Fellows present for their 

 reception of his paper, and mentioned that the new specimens of 

 Eoanthrojms exhibited had been presented by Dr. F. DuCane 

 G-odman to the British Museum. 



