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3. On Human Crania allied in Anatomical Characters to the Engis and Neanderthal Skulls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

Wm. Turner
Affiliation:
Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy in the University.
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The Author compared the above crania with various human skulls which had come under his observation. He exhibited a skull brought by Mr Henry Duckworth, F.G.S., from St Acheul near Amiens, which in its general contour presented a striking resemblance to the Engis skull. The St Acheul skull was somewhat smaller, being probably that of a female. It might almost have been regarded as a reduced copy of the Engis skull. There was no evidence that the skull from St Acheul was of an earlier date than the Gallo-Roman period of French history. The Neanderthal skull was compared with several modern crania, mostly British, especially with reference to the projection of the supra-orbital ridges, the retreating forehead, and the slight convexity of the occipital region. He exhibited several skulls which were closely allied to it in one or other of these features.

Type
Proceedings 1863-64
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1866

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