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on the top of one another, were found by a small lake between the 

 trap 169 and Østre Havnenæs. 



South of Østre Havnenæs 6 traps were found. 



On a slightly projecting unevenness in the coast line, ca. 2 

 kilometer south of Østre Havnenæs, we found 2 fox-traps at about 

 15 meters above the sea and about 50 meters from the shore. 

 They lay north — south from one another at a distance of 15 meters 

 and were built on the solid rocky knoll, which rose straight from 

 the sea. The traps were not specially well concealed against the 

 ground. 



The north trap (171) was OOl M. long, 014 M. broad at the 

 opening, 017 M. broad at the centre and 024 M. high. It was 

 built of tolerably large stones; the opening looked towards the 



8 dm. 



E. N. E.; the covering stones nearest the opening had been removed, 

 as if the animal captured had been taken out in this' way. The 

 door was in its place, but leaning towards a couple of ordinary 

 locking stones. It was a slab of gneiss 2 5 cm thick, of a special 

 form (see accompanying sketch). It was 0'58 M. long; in the one 

 half 040, in the other 026 M. high. Its form and position in 

 relation to the trap seem to indicate, as shown in the figure, that 

 it has been meant to turn round a point in the broad end. (The 

 heavy lines of the figure show the door opening and the falling 

 stone in the closed position, the dotted lines the raised stone). 



The south trap (172) was 090 M. long, 019 M. broad and 025 

 M. high. It was very solidly built and its back wall was formed 

 by a large, flat stone, placed obliquely, which afforded an exceedingly 

 strong fixture. How the trap was worked, I did not investigate. No 



