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stitute an arch supporting the dome roof. Not only is it thus 

 quite possible, that the square or dome-like basis of construction 

 of any iiut is more intimately connected than might at first 

 sight be supposed but that the dilierent varieties of dome-type 

 also bear intimate relationship as expressed in the following 

 table : — 



Huts with a dome framework. 



The scooped-out camping grounds of the Wellesley Islanders 

 and the excavated huts of the I>oulia District may indicate traces 

 of an under-ground or cave-dwelling population. 

 :,^In most of the camps there is a .special hut for the use of the 

 unmarried men, unmarried adult females always staying with 

 married relatives, nevei' by tliemselves. 



Camps may be shifted on account of death, if there has been 

 a good deal of sickness about, though more generally on account 

 of fleas, vermin, refuse, as well as scarcity in tlie local food 

 supply. 



2. Independently of the protection and .shelter provided by 

 natural forms, e.g., overhanging bushes, cave-shelters, etc., 



- After tlie manner of a tripod. 



