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The specimens which were obtained from the Largs short cist 
consisted of — (1) an imperfect cranium ; (2) a portion of the right 
upper jaw ; and (3) the lower jaw, — all clearly belonging to the 
same individual. 
The cranium is that of an adult male. The face (with the 
exception of the jaw-bones mentioned) and likewise the part of 
the floor of the cranium around the foramen magnum are absent : 
fortunately the basion is in position. From the mid-parietal 
Fig. 5. — Largs Cranium. Tracing of mesial longitudinal arc obtained by the 
American periglyph. Reduced by one-half. 
region forwards the whole of the left lateral, left frontal, and left 
parietal portions of the wall are gone, but the right part of the 
roof and of the frontal bone as low as the right supraciliary ridge 
are present, and thus afford the means of approximately fixing the 
position of the glabella. 
The external occipital protuberance is strongly marked, and 
coincides with the posterior occipital point when the specimen 
is held in proper position. Above the inion the posterior wall 
ascends with a steepness which is remarkable, and the back 
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