11 4 Mr, Konig on a fossil human Skeleton 
The thigh bones and the bones of the leg of the right side 
are in good preservation, but being considerably turned out- 
wards, the fibula lies buried in the stone, and is not seen. 
The lower part of the femur of this side is indicated only by 
a bony outline, and appears to have been distended by the 
compact limestone that fills the cavities both of the bones of 
the leg and thigh, and to the expansion of which these bones 
probably owe their present shattered condition. The lower 
end of the left thigh bone appears to have been broken and 
lost in the operation of detaching the block ; the two bones of 
the leg, however, on this side, are nearly complete : the tibia 
was split almost the whole of its length a little below the ex- 
ternal edge, and the fissure being filled up with limestone, 
now presents itself as a dark coloured straight line. The 
portion of the stone which contained part of the bones of the 
tarsus and metatarsus was unfortunately broken ; but the se- 
parate fragments are preserved. 
The whole of the bones, when first laid bare, had a moul- 
dering appearance, and the hard surrounding stone could not 
be detached without frequently injuring their surface ; but 
after an exposure for some days to the air, they acquired a 
considerable degree of hardness. Sir H. Davy, who subjected 
a small portion of them to chemical analysis, found that they 
contained part of their animal matter, and all their phosphate 
of lime. 
The calcareous rock in which these bones are imbedded, is 
an aggregate, composed principally of zoophytic particles, 
and the detritus of compact limestone : it readily dissolves in 
diluted nitric acid, without leaving any evident residue. Its 
general colour is greyish yellow, passing into yellowish grey. 
