Dr. T. Tóth szerk.: Paleoanthropological studies (Anthropologia Hungarica 8/1-2. Budapest, 1968)
amall condylus mandibulae are assessable as feminine characteristics. Naturally ,the masculine character is more expressed on the post-cranial hones of the males, the mean values of the characters being + 0,79. The masculine character is most expressed in the value of the cotylo-ischladic index and in the narrow and high form of the pelvis. The masculine character of the post-cranial bones are further strengthened by the shape of the angulus pubis, the incisura ischiadic'a major and the foramen obturatum, as well as the value of the ischiopubis index. The shape of the pelvic inlet, the wider sacrum, the weakly developed linea aspera, and the relatively small size of the caput femoris show, however, feminine features. The feminine character is highly expressed on the female skulls; the mean value of the characters is -0,53. The skulls are characterized by the gracile, rounded shapes; an expressed masculinity can be observed only in the thicker corpus mandibulae, and a moderate masculinity in the larger processus mastoideus and in the larger condylus mandibulae. The post-cranial bones of the females exhibit a high degree of gracility, the female character is thus most expressed. The mean value of the characters is -1,08. The combined mean values of the examined 22 characters of the cranial and post-cranial bones is +0,53 in the males older than 23 years, and -0,69 in the females. The individuality of these values is most conspicuous when compared with some other series (Table 8). It is only the series from Kérpuszta which is more moderate than the morphologically weak masculine character of the males from Majs; the feminine character of the females from Majs being, however, the most expressed one among the five series drawn into the comparison. XXX We have already made some indirect observations, from the analysis made on the osteological material, on the taxonomical characteristics of the population at Majs. As a result of the direct examination, however, it can be established, first of all, that the population belonged to the Europoid great race. With respect to the subraces, the males show the following picture. The Mediterranean group is predominate, with 8 or perhaps 10 Individuals. There occurs , however , several varieties within this Mediterranean element,from the gracile to the more massive ones, from those with a smaller to those with a taller stature. This predominating Mediterranean element is responsible for the rather moderate expression of the masculine characters analysed above. Some other Individuals display Nordo-Mediterranean, Nordoid, Dinaroid, and Alpinoid characters Differences in shape are not too great in the series, but those of size are much more considerable. This latter is the cause of the great variation of the male skulls . The females are taxonomically more homogeneous: this is expressed also in the low standard deviation values of their metric data. The Mediterranean element of gracile skeletal bones is almost exclusive among the females, but they, too, can be separated into two well deliraitable groups. The major group comprises the Mediterranean element of a more gracile face (group A), the smaller one a more markedly profiled variety (group B). The deviation of group B from group A consists of the greater biasterionic breadth, the interorbital width, the wider dimensions of the
