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2 groups each of 3 houses; the distance between the groups was 

 ca. 100 meters. The shore here is far steeper than further to the 

 south. The land rises behind tlie winter-liouses and on a Uttle 

 plateau, 20 — 30 meters higher, we found another burial place. The 

 plateau continues into Varderyggen, which to the north of the 

 winter-houses falls evenly down to the beach. In the springtime 

 many seals are seen on the ice in Stormbugt and a few icebergs 

 or deep ice-clumps are often found off the settlement, which natur- 

 ally improves the hunting possibilities. Regarding the respective 



positions of the stone remains 

 reference may be made to the 

 sketch (fig. 32). 



The winter-houses were 

 examined both by Mylius- 

 Erichsen and myself, incom- 

 pletely however, as the frozen 

 ground did not permit us to 

 get right to the bottom in all 

 the houses. Regarding the form 

 and size of the winter-houses 

 reference may be made to PI. 

 II, to which the following notes 

 may be added. 



The winter-house 313 had 

 a comparatively heavy roof, the 

 stones being selected, large, flat 

 stone-slabs, heavier than usual. 

 The roof had fallen (fig. 11). The 

 platform was formed of gravel 

 and covered with flat stones ; the 

 bottom of the house-passage 

 lay lower than the floor of the house. (Polar bear, fjord seal, rein- 

 deer). 



The winter-house 314 was found 15 meters west of the foregoing. 

 The main platform was formed of earth covered with flat stones. 

 We thus have a case here, where the Eskimos have not chosen a 

 very suitable material for the platform, but have been contented 

 with what they could find at the place, namely earth. As already 

 remarked, this has the disadvantage that the dampness is not 

 absorbed but collects on the platform. Solid rock formed a natural 

 side-platform (see PI. II), which has been used for the lamp. The edge 

 of the main platform was formed of stones placed on end, which 

 reached from the floor of the house up to the level of the platform 



Fig. 32. Settlement on the east shore 

 of Stormbugt. (Sketch l)y the author). 



