Morphological and metrical variation in skulls from San Miguel Island, California : II. The foramen magnum: shape, size, correlations / by Bruno Oetteking.

  • Oetteking, Bruno, 1871-
Date:
1928
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Credit: Morphological and metrical variation in skulls from San Miguel Island, California : II. The foramen magnum: shape, size, correlations / by Bruno Oetteking. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vhhm, > (Reprinted from Indian Notes, Vol. VII, Museum of the American Indian, Heye' Foundation, New York, July, 1930) SKELETAL REMAINS FROM TEXAS Bruno Oetteking During the summer of 1929, Mr. E. F. Coffin of the Museum undertook an investigation of a number of burial sites in western Texas.^ Be¬ ginning with a brief survey of a rockshelter site in which Mr. M. R. Harrington had previously worked in a canon called by him by its earlier name of Eagle canon, but which he refers to as Bee Cave canon, Mr. Coffin proceeded thence to Satan canon, where he continued his exca- The skeletal material herein briefly ! descri|)ed comes from these two sites, No. 891 I being from a rockshelter 3)^ miles northeast of Bee Cave canon, at Chalk draw, Brewster county, the others from the Satan canon rock- ■ shelter, Markward ranch, about 25 miles north- i west of Del Rio, Valverde county. The general data pertaining thereto are presented in the I accompanying Table 1. As indicated, the skeletons are fairly complete and in a fair to good state of preservation. Nos. I 894 and 895 are skulls.only, the latter a calvar- I 1 See Indian Notes, vol. vi, no. 4, pp. 407-411, October, Q O o o tc o [336]