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left is the end in which a groove has been cut for reception of the 

 cutting edge, which was probably of stone. At the top a piece has 

 been split off the edge of the groove. The rear portion of the blade 

 is somewhat tapering, trapezoid in transverse section, and has its 

 sides and under-surface roughened for lashing more securely to the 

 handle; the butt end itself has a projection to prevent the blade from 

 slipping forward. Another blade of an adze (PI. X, 11)^ has the cut- 

 ting edge in one piece with the blade; in this case there is no con- 

 striction or any other adaption for attachment to the handle. 



PI. X, 9^, which is 11-2 cm. long, is probably the handle of a 

 seal drag. PI. X, 3^ is a very thin, flat piece of bone, 21-8 cm. long 

 and 3'2 cm. broad, with a slight enlargement near the ends, ap- 

 parently for the purpose of attaching it to another piece. Nothing 

 can be stated regarding the purpose either of this piece of bone or of 

 the implement shown in PI. X, 7*, which is 17 cm. long and nearly 

 cylindrical, and in which the end facing upwards in the figure has 

 a convex surface; it appears to be suitable for a pestle. The bone 

 piece illustrated in PI. X, 8'' is pierced with holes transversely; but 

 these are probably only due to attempts at splitting it for use. 



There were several fragments of soapstone cooking vessels; one 

 of them is figured in PI. XXIV, 3^; it shows a corner of the' vessel 

 with a projection for one of the holes through which the carrying 

 strap was passed. 



Snenæs. 



One other find deserves to be treated collectively; not, as in 

 the preceding case, on account of the situation of the locality, but 

 because one of the houses here yielded so large an amount of 

 material that it gives a vivid impression of the daily life of the 

 settlement. 



Snenæs is a naze jutting out into Dove Bugt from Winges Kyst 

 on the south coast of Germania Land. Here there were, among 

 other remains, 13 winter houses divided into three groups.^ The 

 group situated nearest the coast consisted of three houses, two of 

 which were investigated. In both of them a few human bones 

 were found, and on account of this and of the rich find obtained 

 in the westernmost house, С В. Thostrup is of opinion that the 

 occupants of these houses had died off on the spot. The eastern- 

 most house (407) was only superficially investigated; the westernmost 

 (406), in which excavations were made both by Mylius-Erich- 

 SEN and by С В. and Gustav Thostrup, is the one y\e shall con- 



' Mus. No. L. 3088. -' Mus. No. L. 3089. "' Mus. No. L. 3105. * Mus. No. L. 3102. 

 ь Mus. No. L. 3090. « Mus. No. L. 3109. ' Thostrup, pp 276 et seq. 

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