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Fire-places. The fire-places (Fig. 10) are usually square in 

 shape, surrounded on the three sides by a single or double layer of 

 stones; the opening shows the direction of the wind, when the place 

 was used. They are small, generally not larger than the pot or 

 utensil used. 



Refuse places. In and round about the stone remains we found 

 as a rule a good deal of refuse — mainly bones (fig. 11), but also 

 broken weapons, utensils and the like. 



A large quantity of the bones was collected and brought home, 



Fig. 11. Bones round about wintcr-liouse 313. East shore of .Stormbugt. 

 Seen I'rom west. (Plioto. l)y .\. LiNi>.\(ii:i'0. 



from which we learn Ihat the Eskimos have captured and eaten the 

 following species ' : 



Anser segetum, Hean-goose 

 Lagopus miitiis, Ptarmigan 

 Laras glaucus, Grey gull 

 Lepiis variabilis, Arctic Hare 

 Canis familiaris, Dog 

 Ursus maritimus, Polar bear 

 Trichechus rosmarus, Walrus 



Erignathus barbatus, Bearded seal 

 Phoca foetida, Fjord seal 

 Rangifer tarandus, Reindeer 

 Ouibos moschatus, Musk-ox 

 Balaenamysticetus, Greenland whale 

 Monodon monoceros, Narwhal 

 As also fish. 



Human bones were found in a few winter-houses (319—406-407). 

 Curiously enough no certain remains of foxes' bones were discovered. 

 ■ ' Determined by Vice-Inspector Hkrluf VVingp:. 



