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ANTHROPOLOGY

bison (Fig. 83), where two arrows with long stems in black have a red arrow-head on each side. The meaning of this and other

figure(s): 82

FIG. 82. Pictographic Inscriptions in red :— the dotted line forming the back of the bison is a ridge in the natural rock, and the black spot seems to be a wound. The other dots and signs are conjectural. (After C. and B.,L'Anth.)

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points raised is still within the domain of speculation. Among other enigmatic signs are objects like feathered arrows, groups

figure(s): 83

FIG. 83. Large Bison in Salon Noir de Niaux, with four arrow-marks (the two lateral ones are red) ; scale, (1/16). (After C. and B., L'Anth.)

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of dots in circles, tectiform arrangements, etc. (Figs. 82 and 84). Photographic illustrations are necessarily somewhat obscure, owing to calcareous exudations and natural fading. On Plate