There was rampant speculation about which man's totem had defeated Ayla's Cave Lion. Everyone believed that her totem would never be defeated and, therefore, Ayla would be barren. Her Cave Lion totem was the second strongest totem (after Ursus). Ayla's pregnancy came as a shock to the entire clan. Durc also had a receding chin, and he was able to mimic the many sounds that his mother made.ĭurc was conceived during the summer of Ayla's tenth year as a result of being raped by Broud. He had a large mouth, but his jaws were smaller than Clan jaws. Durc had the large, round eyes of the Clan, but his nose was much smaller than normal. His head was not as long as a Clan head and had only a nominal occipital bun at the rear. (Clan babies had short, thick necks that could support the head at birth.)ĭurc had the heavy brow ridges of the Clan, but he had the high forehead of modern man. At first, his neck was too weak to support his abnormally large head. His legs were longer and thinner than those of a Clan child. Durc had a combination of Neanderthal and modern features, which the clan regarded as a deformity.
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