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people, some of whom were of the long-head (dolicho-cephalic) type, most of 
them, however, being short-headed (brachy-cephalic). The latter, who 
seem to have conquered the former, mixing to some extent with them, were 
closely related to the Danish stock. In turn they were overpowered by 
another (Anglian) long-headed race, in the 5th and 6th century after Christ, 
who brought in iron and silver, and whose descendants still constitute much 
of the population of the Wolds. 
The long barrows belonged to the dolichocephalic oldest population ; and 
the succeeding and dominating race buried their dead in the numerous round 
tumuli which form the chief subject-matter of this comprehensive, learned, 
and most interesting book. These later burial-mounds of the stronger 
round-heads were raised whilst bronze was still a scarce article, some of 
them perhaps about or soon after 1000 b.c. ; and none of them can well be 
of later date than 500 b.c., as is well argued at page 131. 
Professor Rolleston’s description of the skulls, and general remarks on 
these pre-historic crania, is in itself a most valuable work to anthropologist, 
historian, and general reader. It comprises a practical treatise on cranio- 
graphy, a detailed account of the calvarise submitted for his examination, an 
elaborate essay on pre-historic crania, and almost exhaustive treatises on the 
trees of pre-historic Britain, and the animals, such as the bee, fowl, deer, 
rabbit, dog, pig, sheep, ox, and others, associated, or supposed to have been 
associated, with pre-historic man. The amount of personal experience, of 
information communicated by friends, and of scholarly research into ancient 
facts and opinions, shown in these papers, is most striking, and will be fully 
appreciated by all readers, whether of general or scientific tastes. It not 
only proves, also, the great worth of the Linacre Professor of the Oxford 
University, his special industry and acumen, but supplies a noble supplement 
to Canon Greenwell’s excellent “ Record of British Barrows ” — which is 
indeed an Essay towards the history of forgotten races, who have not only 
left their mark on English soil, but doubtless played their part in making 
up the composite character and constitution of Englishmen themselves. 
THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD. 
W E know from the words of that illustrious philosopher, Mr. Ephraim 
Jenkinson, as recorded by the learned Dr. Primrose, that “The 
cosmogony, or creation of the world, has puzzled philosophers of all ages,” 
and he adds, “ Sanchoniathon, Manetho, Berosus, and Ocellus Lucanus have 
all attempted it in vain.” In such distinguished company Principal Dawson 
need hardly be ashamed to take his place. At any rate the difficulties of 
the question are not removed by the publication of his book on the Origin of 
the World ; and we fear that in what is really the main purpose of the 
book, namely, the reconciliation of the statements as to the creation of the 
world contained in the book of Genesis and the results of modern science, 
our author has not been much more successful than his predecessors. As 
by most, if not all, of the latter ; the creative “ days ” of the Bible narrative 
are expanded by Principal Dawson into periods of unknown length, and the 
