Notes on the crypt and bones of Hythe Church / by H.D. Dale and F.G. Parsons.

  • Dale, Herbert D.
Date:
1904
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Credit: Notes on the crypt and bones of Hythe Church / by H.D. Dale and F.G. Parsons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    20 So tliat as far as the craiiial index can lielp ns, these sknlls might very well l;e tliose of Kentish men. ^Ye must not, however, lay too much stress on measurements nor on the appearance of the sknlls, since every one mnst have noticed how very variable tlie shapes of Englisli heads are. YYe can say, I think, fairly definitely that tliese are not pure Saxon sknlls, since they are almost always long headed with an index under 7o. For the same reason tliej^ are not Scan- dinavian, while their condition and appearance prcA^ents ns from thinking tliat tliey have any- thino- to do with ancient Britons. It mnst he o remembered that tlie modern and mediaeval Eno-lishman comes of a very mixed stock, and this also applies to the inhabitants of northern France. At least tliree long-headed and two short-headed races have contrilmted to the making of both nationalities, and it is at present beyond the power of science to determine 1 let ween them. With regard to the actnal size of the sknlls, they are smaller than tliose of average English- men of the present day; indeed, many of the actnal lengths and breadths are less than anv T