held in the left hand, with the face resting on the palm; the seed being well
packed with the finger or steel strike, and a candle placed nearly between the
eye and foramen magnum, all the seed above the inserted wire is drawn out
through the foramen by means of a strike made of a piece of stiff steel, half
an inch wide, first filed straight on the edge, and then bent laterally so as to draw
out the seed from the sides of the cranium. By working the strike about until
it rested on both the wire and anterior margin of the foramen magnum, and
examining how the surface of the seed coincided with these two points of the
measurement, by inspection through the foramen with a due management of the
light, the capacity can be obtained in a much more satisfactory manner than was
at first anticipated. The seed is then transferred to the tin tube, and its quantity
ascertained as in measuring the total capacity.
The capacity o f the posterior chamber is obtained by deducting the capacity
of the anterior chamber from that of the whole cranium.
The points through which the plane was drawn in the two last measurements,
was preferred to one drawn from the meatus auditorius, so that it should be
vertical when the head was placed in its natural position when in life; because
the irregular form of the meatus prevented its being a fixed starting point; and
the difficulty of determining the living position of the head (which must have
depended entirely on the eye, and might have been materially affected by the
disposition of the light,) would have thrown a degree of uncertainty and irregularity
over the results. A line drawn through the centre of the meatus,, however^
and the one adopted, generally coincided within a quarter of an inch.
N ote.—It will be observed that all the measurements have not been obtained in respect to every
skull, which has chiefly arisen from the imperfection of some of the crania, while a few others came
to hand so late as to preclude the possibility of taking the more difficult measurements.—All the
Peruvians marked with a star are from the Temple of the Sun, (see page 132.) The figures in the
first column refer to corresponding numbers in my Catalogue of Crania, and are inserted here for the
purpose of reference, and to give greater facility in comparing and correcting the measurements
hereafter. The number in the second column refers to the corresponding plate in this work. The
Table was considerably extended during the progress of the work through the press, which will
explain some slight differences between it and the results as stated in the preceding pages.
TA BLE OP ANATOMICAL MEASUREMENTS.
NATIONS
OR TRIBES.
No. in'
Catalogue-
I = a ISi s 1i i H i e !
I Capacity of
chamber.
| |
IIIfIII
•sl'l
o i l I|| ||
75 6.6 6. 4.6 5.1 15.5 4.1 13.5, .9.8 7.8 5.5 72° 83.5 36.5 47. 14.5 69.
76 6.5 5. 4.1 4.9 L4 4 4. 13.51.8.6 7.8 4.773° 64. 23. 41. 11.9 11.9
77 6.6 5.7 4.2 5.2 15.5 4.4|13. 19.4 7.8 5.5j75° 75. 35. 30. 12.25 62.75
79 6.65.7 4.5 5.3 15. 4.4 13.9 19.3 7.9 5.374° 74.5 31.5 43. 11.4 63.1
81 5.85.7 4.4 5.3 L5.24.313.3 8.3 7.9 5.i|76° 79. 32.25 46.75 18. 61.
82 6.65.6 4.5 5.4 15.5 I3.8|l9.2 8. 5.4j79° 75. 31.5 43.50 16.1 58.9
85 11-B 6.35.8 4.5 5.3 15. 13.2 lid. 7.2 5.5|80° 76.5 30. 46.5 12.25 64.25
86 11 6.16. 4.7 5.5 16. 4.5 14.1119.5 7.8 5.4 81° 83. 33.5 49.5 15.75 67.25
87 8 & 9 5.85.7 4.4 5.1 14.5 4.1 12.7 18.4 7.4 5. 7 b u 71.75 28.75 43. 11.4 60.35
699 6.65.e 4.4 5.2 14.8 4. 13.6 19.2 7.8 5.274° 72. 26.5 45.5 9.25 62.75
90 6.3 5.5 4.2 5. 14.5 3.7jl3.2jl8.5 7.6 4.9j75° 70. 28.5 41.5 12.6 57.4
91 6.2 5.8 4.3 4.9 14.5 4.1 12.6 18.7 7.4 5.273° 66.5 25. 41.5 9.7 58.6
92 6.8 5 A 4.5 5.3 14.7 4.214. 19.5 7.8 5.7 75° 74.5 34.50 40. 13.5 61.
93 6.1 5.£ 4.6 5.2 15.2 4.1 13.2 19.2 7.7 5.275° 76.5 34.25 42.25 14.2 62.30
95 11-A 6.7 6. 4.5 5.6 16.2 4.5 14.5 20.2 8. 5.6,80° 89.5 34. 55.5 20.5 69.
96 6.4 5.£ 4.5 5. 14.1 4.2| 13,4 19.4 7.5 4.973° 68. 31.5 36.5 12.2 55.8
97 11-D 6.5 5.5 4.6 5.6 14.8 4.513.6 [9.5 7.9 5.6 75° 68.5 33. 35.5
100 6.2 5.54.4 5. 13.6 3.812.6 18.7 7.3 5. |70° 60. 27.5 32.5 12.5 47.5
400 6.55.7 4.4 5.2 14.7 4.313.4 [9.5 7.8 5.5|76° 70. 30.5 39.5 13.1 56.9
697 6.7|5.5[4.6 4.9 14;i 13.4 19.5 8. 5.5j73° 71. 32.5 38.5 10.5 60.5
402 6.9|5.6|4.4 5.3 15.2 4.114. 20.2 8. 5.5,77° 78.5 34. 44.5 11.8 66.2
403 6.6|5.6i4.3 5.3 14.9 3.913.8 19.5 7.6 5.2,74° 79. 31. 48. 15.5 63.5
405 5.9 5.64.3 4.9 14.5 3.912.9 18.4 7.4 4.9j75° 62. 23.5 38.5 10.1 51.9
406 6.35.74.3 5.3 15. 3.913.7 19. 7.5 4.8|76° 75.5 29.5 46. 12.4 63.5
446 11-C 6. 5.9 4.4 5. 15.5 4. 13.2 19. 7.6 5.480° 77. 28. 49. 11.3 65.7
447 6.5 5.9 4.6 5.1 14.9 4 . ,13.2 19.2 7.8 5.4 74° 71. 29. 42. 10.3 60.7
448 6.1 5.7 4.5 5. 15. 4. 12.9 18.7 7.9 5.374° 74. 32. 42. 14.9 59.1
449 6.36.14.S 5.3 16. 4.413.2 19.5 8. 5.5 77° 83.5 35.5 48. 19.5. 64.
450 5.96. 4.7 5. 15. 4.1 12.6 19.] 7.6 5.3|75° 74.5 35. 39.5 14.3 60.2
451 6.8 5.4 4.3 5.6 14.6 4.314.3 19.5 7.8 5.278° 87. 31. >56. 19.75 67.25
452 6.3|5.8|4.4 5.2 14.4 4.2| 13.2 19.2 7.8 5.469° 83. 34. 49. 11.5 71.5
685 6.3|5.34.4 4.6 14. 3.9 13. 18.7 69. 29. 40. 12.3 56.7
686 6.4 5.5 4.3 5.2 14.8 4. 13.2 19. 7.6 71. 38. 33. 14.4 56.6
11 6 6.55.44.2 5.2 14.3 3.8113.4 18.8 7.6 4.9|76° 67.5 28.5 39. 10.25 57.25
637 7 . 5.24.4 5.2 14.6 4. 14.4 19.5 8.2 5.270° 79. 33. 46. 17.5 61.5
651 6.65.33.8 5.2 14.5 3.914. 19.2 8. 5.1 73° 75. 29. 46. 14.5 60.75
652 6.6|5.4|4.3 4.8 14.2 *■ 13.1 19.5 7.8 5. 74° 74. 27.5 46.5 8.75 65.25
653 7.2|5.5'4.4 5.1 14.8 4.1 13.7 20.2 8.2 5.4 76° 80. 34.25 46.75 13.3 66.7
654 68 6.75.44.7 4.9 14.2 4.1 13.4 19.5 7.8 5. 72° 77. 32. v 45. 11.9 65.1
655 66 6.9|5.4'4.1 5.4 15. 4.1 14.2 19.5 6. 5. 76° 84.5 32.5 52. 19. 65.5
656 6.6 5.3 1.2 5. 14.2 4. 13.8 19. 7.9 4.9 76° 75. 26* 49. 15.25 59.75
714 61 j7.l|5.6j4.6|5.5 15.5 4.1 15. 20.2 8.3 5.2 80° 87.
559 17 j6.8j5.5j4.6 6. 15.6 4.414.6 19.£ 8.1 5.3 80°|89.5 33.5 56. 19.5 70.
715 59 6.3j5.34.4 5.4 14.3 4.213.5 19.2 7.7 76°74.
499 7.15.6[4.5 5.4 15.2 4.3 14.2 20. 8.4 5.3 73° 87.5 36.25 51.25 19.25 68.25
716 60 6.6 5.3 4.4 5.4 14. 4. 14. 19.3 7.8 77° 76.
a v q 16 j7.15.7j4.4 5.2 15.9 4. 14. 20.5 8.4 5.5 72° 83. 39. 44. 17.5 65.5
717 7. 5.34.35.3 14.5 4.1 14. 20. 78° 77.
681 17-A 6.65.3 4.J 5.2 14.6 4.1 13.6 19. 7.5 5.4 77° 74. 28. 46. 11.5 62.5
718 6.85.54.8 5.7 15.9 4. 14.6 19.£ 8. 5.4 76° 77.
682 7. 5.4,4.; 5.3 15. 4.1 14. 19.8 8. 5.4 76° 80.5 36.5 44. 15.5 64.5
720 6.95.34.5 5.6 14.7 3.9 14.6 19.8 8.1 80° 82.
A.P « 18 |6.4j5.7j4.5 5.4 14.6 4.5 13.5 20.2 7.2 5.2 78° 77. 30. 47.
34 18-A 6.9 5.2 4.2 5.4 14.5 4.1 14. 19.2 8. 5.1 76° 78. 30. 48. 14.25 63.75
43. 6.55.74.; 5.9 15.5 4.1 14. 19J 8. 5.1 77° 80. 30.5 49.5 16.25 63.75
70 19 '6.9 5.64.2 5.9 15.5 4.3 14. 20. 8.5 5.7 71° 85. 39.25 45.75 13.25 71.75
C. 6.95.64.6 5.3 15. 4.2 13.6 19.8 75° 80.
707 23 |7. 5.64.7 5.5 15. 4.1 14.8 20.3 8. 5.3 78° 89.
604 22 7.3 5.9 4.6 5.8 15.9 4.4 15.3 20.7 8.4 5.3 72° 93. 35.5 57.5 25. 68.
708 7. 5.54.4 5.4 14.9 4.2 14.6 20.1 8.1 5.1 73° 86.
C. ,7.35.64.2 5.6 15.2 4.7 15. 20.4 73° 82.5
Seminole. 456 24 |7. |5.9|4.5 5. 14.7 4.6 14.2 20.5 7.9 5.6 81° 91-5 44. 47.5 18.1 73.4