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much against this view. Their structure recalled somewhat that ot 

 the hollow cairn on Кар Bismarck (123; fig. 26), but the upper edge 

 of the much lower walls was of very equal height and I imagine 

 that they were large permanent meat-depots intended for storing 

 whale-flesh^, especially as a lot of whalebone and ribs were found 

 in the neighbourhood. When filled they have then been covered 

 over with ice, snow or skins, as there were no covering stones. We 

 found no special stone arrangements on the floorplace. 



The first of these structures (97; fig. 22)- had been built with 



Fif{. 22. Permanent w hale-llcsli depot !)7. S_\ lUnkili.iinetLTn;L's.sL't. 

 Seen Ironi the S. E. The stone for the door is hi its iihiee. (IMiolo. by the :iiithor;. 



special care. The stones lay evenly and more regularly than in the 

 three other structures. The door opening, which looked towards 

 the S. E., was 044 M. broad and 049 M. high and was closed by 

 a flat stone. The height of the wall was ca. 095 M. and its thick- 

 ness 040 to 050 M. The floorplace was circular, 1-75 M. in dia- 

 meter. The stones in the wall were not adjusted close to one an- 

 other. No fallen stones were found either in or near the ruins, to 

 indicate that the wall had been higher; nor was any covering stone 

 found. The wall arched slightly inwards. The height above the sea 

 was 4 to 5 meters. 



' Cf. Parky: pp. 362— 36H, illustrations p. 3(52. - Cf. Dm: dOuléans 1: illustr. p. 

 255 and Due d'Orlkans 2 : Plan V. 



