Bridgeport, Connecticut. Great Strength and Huge Teeth

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Skeletons of Stone Age Men
Are Dug Prehistoric Inhabitants of Nutmeg State Were Flat
Heads of Great Strength and Huge Teeth.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. 19. Two complete skeletons, believed tp
have belonged to Inhabitants of the earth In the Stone Age, nre said to have
been unearthed by a band of archaeologists, headed by I’rof. Warren King
Moorehcad, near tho Housntonlc River, nt Laurel Beach.
Tho professor nnd his assistants?”
havo been digging in this section for
some time and claim discovery of a
number of indications that the section
was onco Inhabited by a forgotten
race.
Both skeletons appear to be well
preserved. The bones are rough, denoting
great strength, the skulls are flat nnd both possess a perfect set of
teeth of unusual size.
Prof. Moorelieud said It was his belief
the bodies were burled In salt
water tevcral thousand years ago,
which accounts for their preservation.
He also expressed tho hope that he
and his assistants would soon locate
a burial ground of a trlbo of un an
cient race.

The evening world., August 19, 1922, Final Extra, Page 3, Image 3

About The evening world. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931

The evening world., August 19, 1922, Final Extra, Page 3, Image 3
About The evening world. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931