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Perhaps both factors were active. Family traits may show up in the frequent perforated tympanic plates in Bamboula skull fragments and the banded enamel of incisor and canine teeth seen in 4 or 5 Kouklia mouths. About 5 skulls suggest the eastern Alpine type, with fairly flat occipital region while two or three others are Mediterranean or intermediate. I certainly cannot say on this basis that they differed from Enkomi in the east, though this likewise does not show them to be a closely similar population. What is left of the skeletons suggests a robust and probably short build.
In several cases, the skulls of the Kouklia (?) dogs, occurrence of was the of bones Kouklia Xi was the occurrence
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huge dog, perhaps a sheep dog of Afghan size, showing very much worn teeth and arthritis of one knee, foot, and tail, his burial with the family suggests the story of Odysseus! hound.
I hope that the bones arrive in good condition. I am very grateful to you for the chance to study them.
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