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The, Probable Region of Man's Evolution. 



the Records of the Geological Survey of India., Miocene and 

 Pliocene deposits occupy the northern border of the Punjab, 

 the western border of Scinde, and the mountain-range between 

 India and Burmah. In exploring for the remains of pithecoid 

 man it is of course necessary to confine our search to deposits of 

 fresh-water or brackish water origin. In marine deposits we 

 of course would search in vain. Moreover, it would be advisable 

 to limit our search, even among fresh-water strata, to such as gave 

 promise of good preservation of osseous remains. Matters such 

 as these, however, constitute details that would be sure to receive 

 the attention of any earnest investigator. 



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The remainder of the paper was devoted to the advocacy of 

 a Committee of Exploration being formed out of the members 

 of the Anthropological Institute to prosecute or direct investiga- 

 tion in view of discovering the fossil remains which are re- 

 quired to place the doctrine of Man's Evolution beyond question. 



The discussion which followed was in no part adverse to the 

 arguments brought forward in the paper. And though the 

 practical following up of the suggestion to form a special 

 Committee of Exploration was not agreed upon, on the ground — 

 as was observed by the Chairman — " that the whole Institute is a 

 standing committee for the collection of anthropological infor- 

 mation," yet I still hope that my suggestion may eventually be 

 adopted, as I feel assured that research of such a kind would be 

 best directed by a small but well chosen committee. 



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