The serration of the cranial sutures is of interest for the reason that
in the skulls of whites and in superior skulls generally the knitting
is often, though not invariably, quite complex, while in the majority
of the skulls among the retarded races it is more or less simple and
may occasionally be nearly absent. For the sake of simplicity in
recording the nature of the sutures the writer refers to the serration
as “medium,” or about as it averages in whites; “submedium,” which
is self-explanatory; and “poor,” or such as approaches a simple wavy
line. Among the Indians the sutures range mostly from submedium to
more simple, and the Munsee skulls form no exception. As seen from the
actual data not one case reaches the standard of medium complexity
in all the sutures, while in a large proportion of the specimens the
serration of most, if not all, is decidedly inferior. No special
difference exists in this respect between the skulls of different
sizes.
[Illustration: BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 62 PLATE 12