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Chapter XI: Munsee Crania: Temporo-Parietal Region

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| 9 males | 12 females
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|Cases|Per cent|Cases|Per cent
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Bulging | — | — | 3 | 25
Medium convexity| 6 | 67 | 8 | 67
Rather flat | 3 | 33 | 1 | 8
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OCCIPUT

When we eliminate all the cases that show any trace of artificial flattening of the back of the skull, there remain only a few specimens for observation. Among these, three-fourths show medium convexity of the occiput, while in one-fourth the region is protruding. There is no difference in this respect in the two sexes. The external occipital protuberance and the occipital ridges do not show especially strong development in any case, and barring a single instance of the occurrence of an Inca bone, which will be spoken of in another connection, there are no anomalies of this region to be recorded.

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Physical anthropology of the Lenape or Delawares, and of the eastern Indians in generalChapter XI: Munsee Crania: Temporo-Parietal Region

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