Grotte des Enfants |Two skeletons. |Aurignacian or| | | (Grotte de Grimaldi). | | Late | | | | | Mousterian. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Of the numerous skeletons found in the Grottes de Grimaldi, or Baoussé-Roussé, near Mentone, the one first discovered is most widely known as the 'man of Mentone,' which was found in the Grotte de Cavillon, in 1872, by Rivière; hence this is sometimes spoken of as the Mentone race; but, as Verneau shows, while the measurements of the skulls of Baoussé-Roussé show some variety, they do not exceed what might be expected in individual variation, and we conclude that all the men of tall stature found in the Grottes de Grimaldi belong to the Crô-Magnon race, which is not to be confused with the very distinct dwarf _Grimaldi race_ discovered in the Grottes de Grimaldi by Verneau, in 1906, in a lower level than any of the skeletons of the Crô-Magnon type. In Aurignacian times, lofty stature seems to have been a general characteristic of this race, but there appears to have been a gradual decrease in height, so that in later industrial times the race in general is somewhat smaller in stature. The heights are as follows: Crô-Magnon type of Dordogne 1.80 m. 5 ft. 10-3/4 in. " woman slightly inferior in size. Baoussé-Roussé, Grottes de Grimaldi. Adult males of Cavillon 1.79 m. 5 ft. 10-1/2 in. Barma Grande II 1.82 m. 5 ft. 11-1/2 in. Baousso da Torre II 1.85 m. 6 ft. 3/4 in. Barma Grande I 1.93 m. 6 ft. 4 in. Grotte des Enfants 1.94 m. 6 ft. 4-1/2 in. Average 1.87 m. 6 ft. 1-1/2 in. Woman of Barma Grande estimated at 1.65 m. 5 ft. 5 in. Youth of 15 years, Barma Grande, estimated at 1.65 m. 5 ft. 5 in. The woman had not reached complete development. As there is a variation of 6 inches in the height of the various male skeletons, it is evident that we cannot reach a trustworthy conclusion from a single subject; but there would seem to be quite a disparity in height between the sexes. [Illustration: FIG. 143. The _abri_ or shelter of Laugerie Haute, Dordogne, France, where the Aurignacian burial of a skeleton referred to the Crô-Magnon race, was discovered in 1909. Photograph by Belvès.]