. Craniometry of Ambrym island. Craniology -- Ambrym island. INTRODUCTION 7 depressions are noticeable. Krogman (1932) in a morphological study of Australian skulls in the Royal College of Surgeons, London, stresses several of these features that characterize Ambrym males. Malar bones are thick, and this feature, combined with a con- siderable bizygomatic width, adds to the general heaviness of the. Fig. 6. Two men of west Ambrym. The man on the left is of Negroid and Aus- traloid physiognomy. His hair resembles that of the African Negro but is more bushy. Australian aborig- ines have wavy hai
. Craniometry of Ambrym island. Craniology -- Ambrym island. INTRODUCTION 7 depressions are noticeable. Krogman (1932) in a morphological study of Australian skulls in the Royal College of Surgeons, London, stresses several of these features that characterize Ambrym males. Malar bones are thick, and this feature, combined with a con- siderable bizygomatic width, adds to the general heaviness of the. Fig. 6. Two men of west Ambrym. The man on the left is of Negroid and Aus- traloid physiognomy. His hair resembles that of the African Negro but is more bushy. Australian aborig- ines have wavy hair. face. The somewhat short distance from nasion to alveolar point (G'H, upper facial height) gives a scowling appearance, which, from the same cause, is characteristic of the expression of Tasmanians and of Bushmen of South Africa. In female skulls the ruggedness is greatly modified, and we have to note the smaller brow ridges, and the less robust mastoids. In female skulls the occipital torus is either absent or much less rugged than in male skulls. The female skull looks smaller and feels lighter than the male skull. The eye sockets of female skulls appear rounder and have thinner margins than those of males. These and other sex. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hambly, Wilfrid Dyson, 1886-. [Chicago
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