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ness of the 22 characteristics. The numerical values admit the following considerations. The cranial characteristics indicate a weak masculinity in the case of the males and a definite femininity in that of the females, whereas the situation is reserved with respect to the skeletal bones. The mean values of the cranial characteristics testify unequivocally that the population was composed in its majority of taxonomic elements characterized by paedomorphous features. This is expressed on the male skulls primarily by the weaker development of the occipital surface, the protuberantia occipitalis externa, and the glabellar region, and only the processus mastoideus and the mentum reveal a definite masculine character. Owing to the small number of cases, a similar analysis of the skeletal bones has to be dispensed with. Variability and morphological character In view of the small individual number and fragmentary state of the series, no detailed analysis of the variability and the morphological character can be made, so that only the most important characteristics should be pointed out. Table 7 shows the parameters of the measurements and indices relating to the skeletons. The sigma ratios of the cranial measurements were related to Alexeyev-Debetz ' s mean sigmas (1964-), and the results are given in Table 8. According to the values of Table 8, the males display a greater variability than the females, therefore they are more mixed. According to the X/ test

,especially the cranial index displays a significantly high deviation, caused primarily by the ultrahyperbrachycrany of the male skull in Grave 24. The' mixed state of the facial skeletons is less expressed, indeed, the nasal 54