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Two disturbed tent-rings (47) could not be measured. 



The outermost of tlie tent-rings lying on the ridge (48) was ob- 

 long, almost oval, with nearly straight sides and rounded ends. Its 

 long axis was directed east and west. The length was 240 M. and the 

 greatest breadth 120 M. The platform had been carefully levelled 

 and occupied the eastern half of the tent-ring. The floorplace in front 

 of the platform was composed of coarse gravel and small stones. The 

 door opening was 045 M. broad and looked towards the west. The 

 stones in the tent-ring were of the ordinary size and were packed 

 very close together,' so that a low wall лvas formed, 020— 0'25 M. high. 

 Outside this close stone-work there was an ordinary tent-ring with 

 stones further apart. The distance between this external and the 

 close, inner ring was 025 M. along the south wall and 040 M. along 

 the north wall. Outside the door opening of the compact ring the 

 outer ring took the form of an oval, 1 M. long by 050 M. broad (east 

 —west). 



Probably the compact stone-ring stood inside the skin of the 

 tenl^, so that it gives us quite exactly the dimensions of the ground- 

 plan of the tent. The outer ring was then the stones for weighting 

 down the skin of the tent and the oval expansion at the door open- 

 ing shows, that the tent has had an "appendix" or a passage. 



Quite close to the door opening of this tent in S. W. direction 

 there was a well-constructed fire-place (49) with the opening towards 

 S. W. It was 46 M. long, 0-30 M. broad and 020 M. high. Charcoal 

 was seen here. In the neighbourhood there were 2 disturbed fire- 

 places (50). 



Close to the tent-ring in the S. E. direction there were 2 large 

 stones, one on the top of the other (51); meat was probably placed 

 on them. 



A square-shaped tent-ring (52) was 250 M. along the side. No 

 door opening was seen (polar bear). 



A circular, temporary meat-store (53) was formed of large 

 stones, 050 M. in diameter and 030 M. high. A second, smaller 

 store (54) w as found E. N. E. of and close to the tent-ring 44. It was 

 30 M. in diameter and 0*25 M. high. Bones were found in both 

 (walrus). 



The following data refer to the permanent meat-depots: 



' Cf. ScoRESBY 1: p. 185; Gkaah: p. 73, PI. VI; Holm 2: p. 71 and Amuhup '2: 

 p. 327. 



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