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covered by fine gravel, whilst the remaining floorplace consisted of 

 coarser gravel and small stones. 



About the middle of the platform-edge, which for the rest was 

 very indistinct, 5 stones formed a small square, the centre of which 

 lay 125 M. from the back wall of the tent ring. The length of the 

 platform-edge was 290 M. 



Within the door on both sides lay some scattered stones, which 

 possibly belonged to the ring. Under the stones of the ring we found 

 fragments of skin and also some feathers. 



Outside the tent-ring and to the right of the door opening we 

 found the traces of a smaller tent, which has probably been a part 

 of the larger. This smaller tent-ring was oval, 2*34 M. in east— west 

 cross-section and 203 M. in north — south. The door, which opened 

 towards the W. S.W., was 060 M. broad. Although the stones at the 

 back of the tent had been removed, we could distinctly make out 

 its form. The floorplace consisted of coarse gravel and small stones. 



The remaining tent-rings may be described in the following 

 table : 



In most cases the door opening was indistinct and no platform- 

 edge was seen. 



The temporary meat-stores were circular; their structure and 

 contents are shown in the following table: 



' Where nothing else is said, all measurements are in meters (iM.). 



