Ethnographic Description of the tlskimo Settlements 267 



As already said, two burial places were found attached to this 

 winter-settlement. One of these was situated on a rocky knoll at 

 the foot of the point and here we found a grave as also a recep- 

 tacle for grave articles. 



The grave 321 was badly built. The end walls were formed 

 of a single large stone; solid rock formed a portion of the one side 

 wall; the other was built up of large and small stones. Several 

 large and small stones had been placed over the grave, but some 

 of these had fallen down or been removed. The length was 175M., 

 the breadth decreased from the head end (0'61 M.) towards the middle 

 (0-48 M.) and the foot end (only 015 M.). The height was 0.48 M. 

 at the head end, 0*28 M. at the other. The grave was half full of 

 gravel and broken stones. The body seems to have lain extended 

 with the head towards the N. N. E. The bottom of the grave was 

 laid with broken stones. In the space inside we found — in addition 

 to parts of the skeleton — some necklace ornaments near the head 

 end and everywhere in the graлe lumps of hair from the skin, in 

 which the body has been wrapped. Pieces of wood were found 

 outside the grave. 



The receptacle 322, wdiich has been used to contain the grave 

 articles, was found ca. 30 meters N. N. E. from the grave, on the 

 same knoll as this. It was open and empty when found, but had 

 been well built of flat stones placed on end. Its ground-plan was 

 triangular, 060 M. along the sides. The height was 035 M. 



A trap (327), wiiich Avas found on a small rocky knoll 200 meters 

 S. S, E. of the grave, formed part, I believe, of this burial place; 

 its opening faced towards the south. The trap was 0"60 M. long, 

 017 M. broad and 0'15 M. high and badly built of small stones. 

 The hindmost stones had been removed and the falling door was 

 placed at one side. 



The second burial place was situated on the small plateau 

 behind the winter-houses and here we found 3 graves. 



The grave 323 was finely arched (fig. 12) and built of flat stones, 

 some of which had fallen down into the grave. It was Г50 M. long 

 (main direction E.— W.) 052 M. broad and ОЗЗ— 050 M. high. Ex- 

 ternally the grave was 190 M. long, 150 M. broad and 075 M. high. 

 The bottom of the grave was solid rock. The inside space contained 

 some skeletal parts of an adult but no skull ; round these were 

 stones and ice mixed W4th earth, with lumps of hair. The body here 

 seems to have been doubled up and w^rapped in skins; no grave 

 articles were found. At the west end of the grave there was a small 

 receptacle (324), 015 M. in all directions; it was now open and 

 empty. 



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