SAGITTAL REGION

The vault of the skull among Indians is frequently more or less arched

or keeled, indicating strong development of the temporal muscles.

This characteristic is of course much more frequent and pronounced in

the males than in the females. The Munsee, it will be seen, show no

exception in this respect. The elevation of the sagittal region is

present in nearly all the males, although it is seldom pronounced.

Among the females nearly half are without sagittal elevation, while in

the remainder this feature is only slightly developed.

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