Finds from Settlements. 



Although the expedition, on its extensive travels, came across 

 traces of Eskimo settlements as far north as 82° N. lat. on the south 

 coast of Independence Fjord ^, yet the material brought home was 

 obtained from a somewhat limited area. The dangerous and toilsome 

 sledge-journeys northward compelled the baggage to be limited to 

 the least minimum; nor did the forced day's marches afford oppor- 

 tunities for a thorough investigation of the camping grounds and 

 house ruins found. Consequently the ethnographical field of inves- 

 tigation was mainly restricted to the districts situated in the im- 

 mediate vicinity of the base of the expedition, namely Danmarks 

 Havn, on the south coast of Germania Land. The chief settlements 

 are situated on and off this coast; they are; Rypefjeldet, Snenæs, 

 the settlement on the east shore of Stormbugt, Baadskæret, Renskæret 

 and Maroussia; towards the east and facing the sea is Syttenkilo- 

 meternæsset. Some settlements, less rich in material, were situated 

 to the south and north, between 75° and 78° N. lat., from Shannon 

 Island in the south up to Jökelbugten, the glacier-filled coasts of 

 which form a boundary between a northern and a southern centre 

 af habitation. 



Along the stretch of coast from the south of Jökelbugten north- 

 wards up to Mallemukfjeldet, the steep sea-fowl cliff, difficult to pass, 

 at 80° 10' N. lat., no trace of Eskimo habitations was seen. On the 

 other hand, north of this, at Ingolfs Fjord, three settlements were 

 found, at Sophus Müller's Næs, at Eskimonæsset, north and south 

 of the mouth of the fjord respectively, and at Fældestrand, situated 

 somewhat more to the south on the sea-coast.^' Fældestrand was 

 only a camping ground, but at each of the other places there had, 

 in addition, been a winter house; it was only on Eskimonæsset, 

 however, that any finds were made. 



1 Cf. Thostrup, pi. IV. 2 Thostrl'p, pp. 207 et seq. 



