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NOTES 



OX THE 



COLLECTION OF BONES FROM CAVES IN BORNEO 



REFERRED TO IN Mr. EVERETT'S REPORT 

 OX THE 



EXPLORATION 



OF THE 



BOHNEAN CAVES IN 1878-9. 

 BY GEORGE BUSK, F. R. S., V. P. A nth. Inst. 



With the exception of portions of the lower jaw of a small 

 pig, and two or three detached teeth of the same animal, and some 

 fragments of pottery, the collection is composed entirely of human 

 remains. 



The bones are all more or less fragmentary and vary very 

 much in condition, some appearing as if they had lain on the 

 surface of the ground, exposed to the weather, whilst others are 

 partially encrusted with a friable, argillaceo-calcareous stalagmitic 

 deposit, admitting of very easy removal. None of the bones, 

 though some are dry and fragile, appear to be of any antiquity, 

 and none adhere to the tongue. 



The remains are those of at least five individuals, differing a 

 good deal in age and probably of both sexes, but this is not certain. 

 They include : — 



1. Eleven or twelve portions of the skull, amongst which are 

 four more or less perfect temporals, of which three belong to the 

 right side. These bones are all distinguished by the large size of 

 the mastoid process ; in one only does any portion of the zygoma 

 remain, which is of slender conformation. The only other speci- 

 mens belonging to the cranium are : — 1. The face, with a large 



