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80 (cephalic index 72–74); forehead full and lofty; superciliary ridges moderately prominent; chin well formed; orthognathic profile; stature small, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches.

L'Homme écrasé of Laugerie Basse lay on a Magdalénien floor in the attitude of sleep underneath a fallen block which had crushed his spine. A number of shells from the Mediterranean were scattered about over the body, which apparently had adorned the man's dress. There can be no doubt that this skeleton belonged to a man who was contemporary with the culture debris over which he reposed (Fig. 15).

The Chancelade skeleton was found buried in a small rock-shelter beneath several layers of Magdalénien debris. The body was in a bent-up position, and around it were streaks of peroxide of iron, supposed to have been used for ritual purposes (Fig. 15).