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operation in a shroud of mystery by preserving the detached piece 

 as a precious relic. From the appearance of these facts reported 

 by the learned archaeologist of Lozere, lie said that a new light 

 had been shed upon the intellectual stale of man in 1 lie polished 

 stone age. It explained his religious conceptions, and confirmed 

 the discovery of the figure of a goddess in the caverns of Baye 

 (Marne). M. Broca remarked that perforated skulls were also 

 found at the last named station. Among the skulls dug up by 

 General Faidherbe were found two in the same condition. Dr. 

 Chil, from the Canary Islands, said that perforated skid Is had 

 been found in the ancient burial-places of his country. Notice 



uhich M II ii < nd M ( Jpl ,i Dupai _ ^ 

 details. A similarly perforated or trepanned skull was found by 

 Mr. E. G. Squier among some ancient Peruvian crania collected 

 by him." 



The original report I have not seen ; but the concluding remark, 

 on the Peruvian skull, removes some doubt as to the kind of per- 



S u tiiiT. t! . ha u-t ud tin ' ...n ( trepan- 



dividu ii ) an -o t'\id.nt. and ' , i and the 



position (on the left side of the frontal bone) so different from 

 that of the perforations which I have described in the crania from 



fore made no reference. to the Peruvian skull The same view, 

 we may presume, was taken by the learned persons to whom I re- 

 ferred my discoveries, who could scarcely be supposed ignorant of 

 the case in question. 



I find no positive statement as to the position of the perfora- 

 tions mentioned at the meeting of the French Association ; but 

 jud-v from certain remarks that (again unlike our instances from 

 Michigan) there was no constant position observed. In certain 



the location of the°injury to be operated on. 



In short, the perforation which I find in the Michigan crania is 



