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A number of very distinguishing characteristics confirm that the Burial 1, remains are certainly Polynesian and probably of an age which precludes the possibility of genetic mixing with any other races. Therefore the various 'characteristics' demonstrated, or not demonstrated, become of considerable interest.
Probably the single most diagnostically important part of the body is the skull, the various measurements of which are rather complicated. I have attempted to illustrate the skull as seen from directly above, this view is much altered by a relatively slight change in the view angle, therefore it is critical that all skulls be drawn from the same angle. This particularly applies to the zygomatic arches, which appear to be even more visible in the Tubuai specimen (see diagram on page 31) than in the Maori specimen illustrated by Houghton (Fig. 4.3, page 42). However a comparison of the Maori and Tubuai skulls does show a remarkable amount of similarity. I have included a number of related illustrations to show the differences in skulls between races (pages 25, and 27) as well as the differences within the European skulls (pages 28 and 29). On page 30 | have reproduced a fairly accurate drawing of the Tubuai specimen from Burial 1 and finally I show the Tubuai and Maori skulls together on page 31.
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