Note 242 — Chapter IV
Reading edition
Dr. Farquharson considers that some of his measurements in inches are scarcely accurate enough, and gives the following table in the decimals of a metre:
MEASUREMENTS OF MOUND SKULLS; ALSO OF SIOUX SKULLS IN DECIMALS OF A METRE.
FORAMINAL DISTANCE TAKEN WITH WYMAN’S INSTRUMENT.
No.
Horizontal Circumference.
Long Diameter.
Transverse Diameter.
Vertical Diameter.
Capacity in Cubic Centimetres.
Foraminal Distance.
Foraminal Ratio.
Ratio of Diameter.
Mounds.
1 .546 .200 .120 .140 1190 .... .... .600 Albany, Ill.
2 .483 .162 .128 .140 1190 .062 .382 .790 Albany, Ill.
3 .495 .174 .130 .135 1020 .077 .442 .752 Albany, Ill.
7 .508 .170 .140 .125 .... .... .... .823 Albany, Ill.
8 .495 .175 .135 .140 1249 .065 .370 .771 Davenport, Mound No. 9.
9 .508 .171 .140 .140 1334 .062 .362 .818 Rock River, Ill.
10 .508 .167 .148 .140 1135 .070 .419 .886 Rock River, Ill.
11 .533 .180 .150 .145 1362 .... .... .833 Rock River, Ill.
12 .457 .167 .128 .140 1021 .... .... .766 Rock River, Ill.
13 .522 .185 .130 .150 1362 .089 .427 .702 Rock River, Ill.
14 .483 .171 .138 .140 1192 .079 .460 .807 Henry County, Ill.
15 .508 .185 .138 .145 1306 .081 .443 .745 Henry County, Ill.
16 .457 .170 .130 .140 1135 .078 .448 .764 Henry County, Ill.
17 .533 .185 .135 .146 1249 .072 .389 .703 Henry County, Ill.
18 .508 .180 .... .140 .... .... .... .... Rock River, Ill.
19 .533 .196 .140 .140 .... .... .... .704 Rock River, Ill.
20 .... .200 .128 .... .... .... .... .640 Rock River, Ill.
21 .... .180 .137 .... .... .... .... .761 Henry County, Ill.
23 .... .178 .140 .140 .... .073 .410 .730 Albany, Ill.
24 .... .184 .139 .150 .... .088 .478 .755 Rock River, Ill.
26 .... .200 .... .... .... .... .... .... Shell Bed, Rock Island.
27 .482 .170 .125 .140 936 .076 .388 .735 Albany, Ill.
28 .... .177 .135 .140 .... .... .... .762 Albany, Ill.
29 .507 .177 .130 .145 1137 .088 .440 .734 Albany, Ill.
.503 .179 .134 .140 1188 .075 .432 .755 Mean.
18 24 22 21 15 14 14 22 No. of skulls measured.