Chapter 33

TABLE A.—COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF CRANIA.CraniumA - Mound-builder, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.B - Mound-builder, From the Grave Creek Mound.C - Mound-builder, From a Mound in Tennessee.D - From a Tumulus Near Santa in Peru (Small).E - From a Tumulus in the Valley of Rimac in Peru.F - From a Tumulus in the Valley of Rimac in Peru (Small).G - ? From a Mound on the Upper Mississippi.H - ? From a Mound Near Circleville, OhioI - ? From a Mound in Alabama.J - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.K - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.L - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.M - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.N - From the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.O - Skull of a Mummy Taken From the Great Cave in Kentucky, Now in the Museum of Am. Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.CraniumABCDEFGHLongitudinal diameter6.56.66.66.26.96.57.17.3Inter-parietal diameter665.65.45.65.65.35.8Vertical diameter6.25?5.64.95.155.55.4Frontal diameter4.5—4.14.34.44.54.84.4Inter-mastoid arch,16—15.214.615.314.714.614.6Inter-mastoid line,4.5—4.43.84.33.84.24.2Occipito-frontal arch,13.8—1413.31413.214.614.1Horizontal periphery,19.8—19.518.519.719.22020.3Facial angle,81°78°80°71°72°74°79°76°Internal capacity,90—8074.57976.585.586.5CraniumIJ*K*L*M*NOLongitudinal diameter5.97.57.16.86.66.16.7Inter-parietal diameter6.65.35.65.75.25.45.5Vertical diameter5.15.65.65.55.45.66.2Frontal diameter4.44.74.94.74.34.44.5Inter-mastoid arch,15.615.514.814.614.314.513.5Inter-mastoid line,4.44.34.44.43.84.45Occipito-frontal arch,12.415.414.214.313.713.6—Horizontal periphery,19.62120.32018.618.419.7Facial angle,72°76°77°—70°78°61° 52ʹInternal capacity,80————75

TABLE A.—COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF CRANIA.

Cranium

A - Mound-builder, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.

B - Mound-builder, From the Grave Creek Mound.

C - Mound-builder, From a Mound in Tennessee.

D - From a Tumulus Near Santa in Peru (Small).

E - From a Tumulus in the Valley of Rimac in Peru.

F - From a Tumulus in the Valley of Rimac in Peru (Small).

G - ? From a Mound on the Upper Mississippi.

H - ? From a Mound Near Circleville, Ohio

I - ? From a Mound in Alabama.

J - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.

K - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.

L - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.

M - Recent Indian, From a Mound in the Scioto Valley.

N - From the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

O - Skull of a Mummy Taken From the Great Cave in Kentucky, Now in the Museum of Am. Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.

CraniumABCDEFGHLongitudinal diameter6.56.66.66.26.96.57.17.3Inter-parietal diameter665.65.45.65.65.35.8Vertical diameter6.25?5.64.95.155.55.4Frontal diameter4.5—4.14.34.44.54.84.4Inter-mastoid arch,16—15.214.615.314.714.614.6Inter-mastoid line,4.5—4.43.84.33.84.24.2Occipito-frontal arch,13.8—1413.31413.214.614.1Horizontal periphery,19.8—19.518.519.719.22020.3Facial angle,81°78°80°71°72°74°79°76°Internal capacity,90—8074.57976.585.586.5

Cranium

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Longitudinal diameter

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.9

6.5

7.1

7.3

Inter-parietal diameter

6

6

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.8

Vertical diameter

6.2

5?

5.6

4.9

5.1

5

5.5

5.4

Frontal diameter

4.5

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.8

4.4

Inter-mastoid arch,

16

15.2

14.6

15.3

14.7

14.6

14.6

Inter-mastoid line,

4.5

4.4

3.8

4.3

3.8

4.2

4.2

Occipito-frontal arch,

13.8

14

13.3

14

13.2

14.6

14.1

Horizontal periphery,

19.8

19.5

18.5

19.7

19.2

20

20.3

Facial angle,

81°

78°

80°

71°

72°

74°

79°

76°

Internal capacity,

90

80

74.5

79

76.5

85.5

86.5

CraniumIJ*K*L*M*NOLongitudinal diameter5.97.57.16.86.66.16.7Inter-parietal diameter6.65.35.65.75.25.45.5Vertical diameter5.15.65.65.55.45.66.2Frontal diameter4.44.74.94.74.34.44.5Inter-mastoid arch,15.615.514.814.614.314.513.5Inter-mastoid line,4.44.34.44.43.84.45Occipito-frontal arch,12.415.414.214.313.713.6—Horizontal periphery,19.62120.32018.618.419.7Facial angle,72°76°77°—70°78°61° 52ʹInternal capacity,80————75

Cranium

I

J*

K*

L*

M*

N

O

Longitudinal diameter

5.9

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.1

6.7

Inter-parietal diameter

6.6

5.3

5.6

5.7

5.2

5.4

5.5

Vertical diameter

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.6

6.2

Frontal diameter

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.4

4.5

Inter-mastoid arch,

15.6

15.5

14.8

14.6

14.3

14.5

13.5

Inter-mastoid line,

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.4

3.8

4.4

5

Occipito-frontal arch,

12.4

15.4

14.2

14.3

13.7

13.6

Horizontal periphery,

19.6

21

20.3

20

18.6

18.4

19.7

Facial angle,

72°

76°

77°

70°

78°

61° 52ʹ

Internal capacity,

80

75

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