cephalic (cephalic index 72–74); forehead full and lofty; superciliary ridges moderately prominent; chin well formed; orthognathic profile; stature small, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches.
L'Homme écrasé of Laugerie Basse lay on a Magdalénien floor in the attitude of sleep underneath a fallen block which had crushed his spine. A number of shells from the Mediterranean were scattered about over the body, which apparently had adorned the man's dress. There can be no doubt that this skeleton belonged to a man who was contemporary with the culture debris over which he reposed (Fig. 15b).
Fig. 15.—Side views of the skulls of Chancelade (a), and Laugerie Basse (b). (Greatly reduced.)
The Chancelade skeleton was found buried in a small rock-shelter beneath several layers of Magdalénien debris. The body was in a bent-up position, and around it were streaks of peroxide of iron, supposed to have been used for ritual purposes (Fig. 15a).
