The skull from the Larti grave
" This is an Armenoid type of head, with marked flattening
of the occiput. The post-auricular length, from rough obser-
vation, is about one-third of the total length. There are wide
parietal eminences, and several Worrnian bones. The supra-
orbital ridges are well developed, and the bone structure is
heavy, with thick, smooth orbital rims. Therefore this must
be a male skull, that of a man probably in the prime of life, for
only the sagittal suture is closed, and there is not much wear on
the teeth. The face is broken off just at the nasion, and only
the ends of the molars are present. The age of the skull
must be told chiefly from archaeological evidence regarding
the manner and place of burial."
The grave was one of many found under the cliff. It was
long and narrow, lined with flat stones laid regularly, and
covered over with flat boulders. The skeleton was on its back
with the head turned to the right side. Under the elbow was
a stone (limestone like the cliff above it) worked roughly into
a point, and another triangular one lying above the head. In
the grave were also a few fragments of rough red pottery,
poorly baked, and with bits of straw in it. The long bones
were in good condition. The feet were .pointing roughly
south-west. The other graves seemed to have been dug in
the same general direction. Each was marked by boulders.