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TABLE B.—COMPARATIVE VIEW OF MEAN CRANIAL MEASUREMENTS.GroupA = Mound Skull, From Scioto Valley.B = Mound-builders, From Mississippi Valley.C = Toltecan Nations, Including Skulls From the Mounds.D = Barbarous Nations, With Skulls From Ohio Valley.E = American Race, Embracing Barbarous and Toltecan.F = Flat Head Tribes of Oregon.G = Ancient Peruvians.No. = Number of skulls.GroupABCDNo.MEANNo.MEANNo.MEANLongitudinal diameter,6.536.56576.5907Inter-parietal diameter,635.87575.6905.5Vertical diameter,6.235.93575.3905.4Frontal diameter,4.524.3574.4904.3Inter-mastoid arch,16215.65714.99014.6Inter-mastoid line,4.524.45574.1904.2Occipito-frontal arch,13.8213.95713.69014.2Horizontal periphery,19.8219.655719.49019.9Facial angle,81°379° 40ʹ5575° 35ʹ8376° 13ʹInternal capacity,902855776.88782.4GroupEFGNo.MEANNo.MEANNo.MEANLongitudinal diameter,1476.7586.736.8Inter-parietal diameter,1475.558635Vertical diameter,1475.3584.834.8Frontal diameter,1474.3584.934.2Inter-mastoid arch,14714.75814.6313.3Inter-mastoid line,1474.1584.134Occipito-frontal arch,14713.9813.1314.3Horizontal periphery,14719.65820318.8Facial angle,13875° 45ʹ869° 30ʹ367° 20ʹInternal capacity,14479.6879.25373.2

TABLE B.—COMPARATIVE VIEW OF MEAN CRANIAL MEASUREMENTS.

Group

A = Mound Skull, From Scioto Valley.

B = Mound-builders, From Mississippi Valley.

C = Toltecan Nations, Including Skulls From the Mounds.

D = Barbarous Nations, With Skulls From Ohio Valley.

E = American Race, Embracing Barbarous and Toltecan.

F = Flat Head Tribes of Oregon.

G = Ancient Peruvians.

GroupABCDNo.MEANNo.MEANNo.MEANLongitudinal diameter,6.536.56576.5907Inter-parietal diameter,635.87575.6905.5Vertical diameter,6.235.93575.3905.4Frontal diameter,4.524.3574.4904.3Inter-mastoid arch,16215.65714.99014.6Inter-mastoid line,4.524.45574.1904.2Occipito-frontal arch,13.8213.95713.69014.2Horizontal periphery,19.8219.655719.49019.9Facial angle,81°379° 40ʹ5575° 35ʹ8376° 13ʹInternal capacity,902855776.88782.4

Group

A

B

C

D

No.

MEAN

No.

MEAN

No.

MEAN

Longitudinal diameter,

6.5

3

6.56

57

6.5

90

7

Inter-parietal diameter,

6

3

5.87

57

5.6

90

5.5

Vertical diameter,

6.2

3

5.93

57

5.3

90

5.4

Frontal diameter,

4.5

2

4.3

57

4.4

90

4.3

Inter-mastoid arch,

16

2

15.6

57

14.9

90

14.6

Inter-mastoid line,

4.5

2

4.45

57

4.1

90

4.2

Occipito-frontal arch,

13.8

2

13.9

57

13.6

90

14.2

Horizontal periphery,

19.8

2

19.65

57

19.4

90

19.9

Facial angle,

81°

3

79° 40ʹ

55

75° 35ʹ

83

76° 13ʹ

Internal capacity,

90

2

85

57

76.8

87

82.4

GroupEFGNo.MEANNo.MEANNo.MEANLongitudinal diameter,1476.7586.736.8Inter-parietal diameter,1475.558635Vertical diameter,1475.3584.834.8Frontal diameter,1474.3584.934.2Inter-mastoid arch,14714.75814.6313.3Inter-mastoid line,1474.1584.134Occipito-frontal arch,14713.9813.1314.3Horizontal periphery,14719.65820318.8Facial angle,13875° 45ʹ869° 30ʹ367° 20ʹInternal capacity,14479.6879.25373.2

Group

E

F

G

No.

MEAN

No.

MEAN

No.

MEAN

Longitudinal diameter,

147

6.75

8

6.7

3

6.8

Inter-parietal diameter,

147

5.55

8

6

3

5

Vertical diameter,

147

5.35

8

4.8

3

4.8

Frontal diameter,

147

4.35

8

4.9

3

4.2

Inter-mastoid arch,

147

14.75

8

14.6

3

13.3

Inter-mastoid line,

147

4.15

8

4.1

3

4

Occipito-frontal arch,

147

13.9

8

13.1

3

14.3

Horizontal periphery,

147

19.65

8

20

3

18.8

Facial angle,

138

75° 45ʹ

8

69° 30ʹ

3

67° 20ʹ

Internal capacity,

144

79.6

8

79.25

3

73.2


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