. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 394 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, Fig. 42. IBEX OK WILD GOAT, ENGRAVED ON REINDEER'S BROW ANTLER PALM. Laugerie. Lartet and Christy. Cast, Cat. ;. HU'i, J^ natural size. whicli lie occupied of western and southern France. This was found thirty years before anyone had an idea of even the existence of pre- historic man—certainly that long before it was suggested that prehis- toric man made or used such objects or orna- ments
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 394 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, Fig. 42. IBEX OK WILD GOAT, ENGRAVED ON REINDEER'S BROW ANTLER PALM. Laugerie. Lartet and Christy. Cast, Cat. ;. HU'i, J^ natural size. whicli lie occupied of western and southern France. This was found thirty years before anyone had an idea of even the existence of pre- historic man—certainly that long before it was suggested that prehis- toric man made or used such objects or orna- ments. It was deposited in the principal museum of Paris—still before the discovery of prehistoric man—where it has re- mained practically until the present time without suspicion of its relation to, or use by, him. It would have remained there unknown but for the fortunate discovery of M. Mortillet. Ibex.—Fig. 42 is the palm of a reindeer's brow antler, found by M. Lartet at Laugerie Basse. It bears the nearly entire engraved outline of a horned animal. The horns point upward with a slight backward curve; a short distance behind the horns is an indication of ears; below the chin is a tuft of hair or beard. The croup, tail, and fore feet are destroyed by fractures. The hind legs are sadly distorted in whatever position the animal may be represented; even if he was engaged in scratching himself with his feet, it was impossible that he should scratch his belly with both hind feet at once. But all the characteristics mentioned point to the possibility of an ibex or similar animal. Fig. 43 represents another engraving, also suj^posed to be of the ibex or goat family, made on a frag- ment of a reindeer's brow antler palm. Figs. 44,45, and 46 are engravings of animals of the goat or ante- lope tribe. Fig. 45 represents the head of a large saiga (antelope). It was engraved on bone and was found by Judge Piette in the Grotto of Gour- don(Haute (laronue). This animal has been extinct
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