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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION. 
We find : 
Stature of Neolithic Man. 
Formula. 
Male. 
Female. 
(a). 
164-01 
150-85 
(h) . 
160-60 
150-18 
(c). 
163-89 
152-65 
{d) . 
162-92 
153-97 
(e). 
163-83 
151-59 
(/). 
163-85 
151-61 
(y). 
161-36 
151-86 
{h) . 
160-45 
150-45 
(U. 
162-11 
1.50-49 
(M) . 
162-41 
150-71 
Mean . . 
162-54 
151-44 
Sexual ratio d/? = 1’073. 
So far, then, as we have material to judge by, there appears to be no sensible diffe¬ 
rence between Continental palagolithic and neolithic man ; they corresponded very 
closely to the modern Italian in stature. 
On the other hand, if we compare British with Continental neolithic man, we find, 
judging even from femora only, a very sensible difference in stature. Neolithic man 
in Britain was taller probably than the modern Frenchman, and markedly taller than 
neolithic man in France. 
(c.) This leads us to consider one or two sjDecial classes of neolithic bones, for it 
must be remembered that probably as many neolithic races existed in Europe as we 
find races existing in historic times. In the first place, we have the big bones of the 
Cro-Magnon man,"^ F = 48'32 centims., T = 39’5 centims. These give for the stature : 
(a.) (c.) (e.) (f) Mean. 
172T5 172-52 173-06 173-05 172-70 
which is a centimetre greater than Rahon’s estimate, seven less than Rollet’s, and 
seventeen less than Topinard’s. This man was undoubtedly tall, but cannot be taken 
as a type of his race. The second Cro-Magnon skeleton gives us H = 32-1 centims., 
T = 37-5 centims. from which we find from : 
(6.) (a.) Mean. 
163-54 167-76 165*68. 
This is also taller than the average neolithic man, but much below the other skeleton. 
* As carefally determined by Rahon (loc. cit., p. 421). 
