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opinion, however, that they were not large enough for this purpose, 

 and that they should rather be regarded as fox-traps. 



East of the valley between Rypefjeldet and Sælsøen and ca. 3 

 kilometers from the shore, we found a temporary meat-store (598) 

 in a hollow cut through by a water-course; the latter flowed out 

 into a little lake with steep banks except just where the water- 

 course entered. The meat-store was oval, 100 M. long, 060 M. broad 

 and 040 M. deep. It was open when found. 



About 1200 meters E. S. E. of the winter-house 522 we found 

 the settlement Foraarsboplads mentioned by Mylius-Erichsen and I 

 had the opportunity of examining it more closely in the early summer 



Fig. 49. Shelter 574. Rypcfjeldet. 

 Seen from the south. (Photo, hy the autlior). 



of 1908. I found there 36 tent-rings, 1 shelter, 8 permanent meat-depots, 

 5 temporary meat-stores, 3 fire-places, 1 stone structure made by children, 

 1 set of kayak rests and 2 rows of stones lying on the west side of a 

 slope, which ran almost in the direction north to south. 



The place had been examined somewhat hurriedly by Mylius- 

 Erichsen, whose diary contains the following information regarding it: 



"Foraarsboplads, tenting-ground on a naze west of Hvalrosodden, east 

 of the winter-houses on Rypefjeldet. 



14 distinct tent-rings, with doorways in 2 of them, distinct platform 

 stones in 3 and altogether 8 easily seen meat-depots. 



One meat-depot^ is 090 M. long, 050 M . broad and another- is IVOM. 

 long, 115 M. broad; the measurements are of tlie interior. 



' (644). - (ß35-636). 



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