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indentations in the land nortli and south of the Naze are deep, so 

 that this stands out somewhat prominently. 



Dr. Lindhard and Brønlund were the first to investigate this 

 place ethnographically (in August 1906). The diary of the former 

 contains the following regarding it: 



"Here tliere are signs of a large Eskimo settlement '. Numerous, up to 

 about 20 tent-rings, partly circular, partly oval and a few square; small fire- 

 places outside the rings; charcoal was found at 

 the bottom of the fire-places. 



A couple of well-preserved stone structures 

 with fiat stones on the bottom, open at the one 

 end (fox-traps?) and lastly at two places pillars of 

 stones (supports for the women's boat?). 



Some distance from this we found a square, 

 jjroken down stone-heap resembling a grave, but 

 there was no skeleton in it. 



Skulls of walrus, teeth and antlers of reindeer 

 were found at the settlement. 



A quantit}^ of bone implements was found." 



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Y'\g. 15. Settlement on 



Thomas Thomsens Næs. 



(Sketch l)y the author). 



Regarding the conditions on the Naze 

 further north, Dr. Lindhard writes further: 



"Here we found numerous tent-rings'-, some damaged, soiue quite well 

 preserved. One considerably larger than usual, almost heart-shaped, with 

 very broad entrance, on the one side of the "indentation". 



No loose implements were found." 



hi June 1908 I had myself the opportunity to visit the place in 





Fig. 16. Kayak rests 35. Thomas Thomsens Næs. 

 Seen from the west. (Drawing by the (ireenhmder TobiasI, 



order to examine it more closely — at the special instigation of Dr. 

 Lindhard, but the heavy snowfall of the previous winter had left 

 the land so covered with snow^ even in June that investigation was 

 difficult. 



I found onl}' 12 tent-rings, 1 trap, 2 permanent meat-depots, 2 

 temporary meat-stores, 3 fire-places, 3 sets of rests for kayaks and 

 two other stone structures (fig. 15); but at several places I also 

 saw stones projecting up through the snow, probably from tent-rings. 



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