A New Hochelagan Burying-Ground
W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
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W.D. Lighthall, M.A., F.R.S.L.
W.D. Lighthall, M.A., F.R.S.L.
The above title is provisional as respects the term "Hochelagan." All those who are interested in the Indians of old Hochelaga, or in the Mohawks with whom they seem to have had a close and not yet fully ascertained race relationship, will be pleased to learn of the discovery of a prehistoric burying-ground which is probably one of their race, the only one heretofore known having been on the borders of their town itself, about upper Metcalfe street, Montreal. The new one is on the upper level (n
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REPORT OF Dr. HIBBERT ON THE WESTMOUNT SKELETONS
REPORT OF Dr. HIBBERT ON THE WESTMOUNT SKELETONS
The bones of this skeleton, are fragile, broken and considerably decayed. The skull is in fair condition, though the lower jaw is broken in half. The skull is round and arched above the breadth index being 77.7, of brachycephalic or Mongoloid type. The superciliary ridges are not very prominent, but the frontal, parietal and occipital eminences are very distinct. The forehead is non receding and the breath measures 9 c.m. The cheekbones are not unduly prominent, the official measurement being 11
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