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characterized by a long, medium wide, and high cranium. It should he noted, however, that the height of the skull could be measured in one case only (Table I). The ear height of the skull is very great. The value of the smallest width of the forehead is on the border of the medium and large categories. The ear breadth and occipital width of the skull is large.The male group is characterized by the ovoid form. The width of the facial skeleton (MARTIN 45) is great, the height of the upper fac'e medium, as also that of the entire face. It should he noted that the metric value of the breadth of the upper face is large. The nose is medium high and medium wide (Table I). The orbita are wide and low. Por the apertúra piriformis, the anthropine character predominates. In the male group, the facial skeleton is strongly profiled according to the primary taxonomical characters (Table I), and the same conditions are reflected by the metric and index values of the malar bone and the incisura maxillo-malare

. Finally, the mandibular data of the male series also refer to massiv!ty. All in all, the male series of the middle phase of the Bronze Age is characterized by dolicho-, aero-, orthocranial

, eurymetopic, mesen, mesorrhinian, and chamaeconch features. The stature is tall, but this was actually observable in one case only, thus no generalization can be given with respect to the entire series. The female series of the Katakombnaya culture can be characterized by a medium long, narrow, and high brain case, and a medium curving medium wide forehead. The facial skeleton is medium wide (MARTIN 45),(Table I). The upper face is low, but the entire face medium high. The width of the upper face is large. The nose is small, medium wide. The orbita are medium wide and low. The female series Is also characterized by ovoid and anthropine features. According to the primary taxonomical characters, the facial skeleton is rather profiled. The value of the nasomalar angle significantly deviates from the mean characterizing recent Europoids, and the same holds for the value of the simotic subtense (Table I). On the other hand, the values of the malar bone and the incisura maxillo-malare completely agree with the means characteristic of the Europoids. The mean values of the mandible reflect massive features also in this series.The female series of the Katakombnaya culture Is generally characterized by meso-, aero-, hypsicranial, eurymetopic, mesen, chamaerhhinian and mesoconch features. The stature in this series is, in the average, medium (Table I), but the meagre number of cases should again be taken into consideration. Interpretation of results The comparatively small series, studied here, originating from the western part of the range of the Katakombnaya culture in the middle phase of the Bronze Age, belonged as a whole to the Europoide great race. The comparison of the metric means of the male and female groups shows á dimorphism which indirectly corroborates the probable correctness of the identification of sexes. Among the morphometric data, significant differences appear between the male and female series víith respect to the values of the skull, the nose and the orbita. Massivity can be ovserved in both series, especially in the data of the bizygomatic breadth and the mandible. On the other hand, the process of gracilization Is well expressed in the values of the glabella (Table I). Incidentally, the mean values of the glabella deviate from those found by DEBETS (l96la) and KONDUKTOROYA (1964), which might be