Paris, Wednesday.
Graves 25,000 years old and containing well-preserved skeletons of three prehistoric warriors have been discovered at
Solutré, a village in the Côte d’Or Department, known for its prehistoric remains.
During the last 60 years remarkable prehistoric specimens have been found there, and a short time ago the Lyons Faculty of Science decided to undertake a methodical search of the district. The first result proved rather disappointing, but the work was carried on, and after 20 days’ toil there were found the skeletons of three men who lived during the later paleolithic period.
The three skeletons were buried in the same position at depths of 3ft. 7in., 5ft., and 6ft. respectively. The heads were laid eastward. Lying on their backs, the hands clasped over the stomach, the skeletons were resting on a bed of ashes. On either side of each head were two roughly hewn stones in the shape of a cromlech, indicating, it is thought, the exact position to be occupied by the body.
The skeletons evidently belong to extremely powerful men, as the smallest of the three measures 6ft. 2in. and the tallest 6ft. 9in. The shape of the skulls is remarkable. The forehead is rather low. The eye sockets are square and large. The jawbone is prominent. The jaws are powerful and contain well-preserved teeth.