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diverging. The tang, which is thus quite small, is rounded, and has probably 

 served as a handle in itself. Length 46 cm., breadth 33 cm., greatest thick- 

 ness 3 mm. 



No special grip or tang. 



L. 3067. From same grave as previous specimen. Knife with wooden 

 handle preserved (PI. VII, 10). Edge of the blade fairly straight, the lateral 

 edges, which fall obliquely, are roughly cut, the upper edge and surfaces, 

 however, being fully ground. The part hidden by the handle shows smooth 

 worn marks of friction by use. A little below this portion are two lash- 

 ing holes, 38 cm. apart. The corresponding holes in the handle lie 52 cm. 

 apart, so that the lashing thongs, which were carried in grooves to leave 

 a level surface for the hand, would have been drawn obliquely through. 

 The blade is 7'4 cm. long, 43 cm. high, and up to 9 mm. thick. The handle 

 is cut off straight at the bottom, the upper edge, which is longer and thick- 

 er, being slightly curved. The groove for the blade is about 8 mm. wide at 

 the mouth, decreasing in width towards its bottom, which lies Г5 cm. 

 deep at the middle. Greatest length of handle 8o, height 3"3 cm., greatest 

 thickness 21 cm. 



L. 3950. Rypefjeldet, house 528 (PI. XXIII, 8). Edge fairly curved, lateral 

 edges almost at right angles to back, and are, like the latter, only very roughly 

 cut, whereas the surfaces are ground. 83 cm. long, 69 high, and up to 6 mm. 

 thick. Dark, reddish— grey slate. 



L. 3951. Same house as foregoing (PI. XXIII, 7). Resembles previous 

 specimen both in shape and material. Judging from the edge, the blade must 

 originally have been longer towards the one end, and must in such case have 

 been reshaped after breakage, the lateral edge at this end being now straight, 

 and parallel with the other. 58 cm. high, and now of same length; greatest 

 thickness 8 mm. 



L. 4116. Rypefjeldet, shelter 566. Only the cutting edge is ground, the 

 others irregular; the specimen is possibly defective. 55 cm. long, 37 cm. high, 

 and up to 5 mm. thick. Dark grey slate. 



L. 3633. East shore of Stormbugt, house 314 (PI. XXIII, 5). Large, thick 

 and irregularly shaped. Both surfaces, however, are ground, and the upper 

 part, which has been set in a handle, thinned down by hollow grinding one 

 side; there is a hole here for the lashing. The edge fairly straight. 153 cm. 

 long, 9 cm. high, and up to 1'6 mm. thick. Dark grey slate. 



L. 3793. Snenæs, house 406 (PI. XXIII, 3). High and narrow, lateral edges 

 steep. Only the cutting edge ground, otherwise but roughly fashioned. 56 cm. 

 long, 69 cm. high, up to 7 mm. thick. Dark bluish— grey slate. 



L. 3836. Snenæs, house 407 (PI. XII, 15). Besides the cutting edge, only 

 parts of the surfaces are ground, where marked irregularities had to be re- 

 moved. In contrast to the previous specimen, the lateral edges run sharply 

 towards the top, giving an almost triangular shape. 9 cm. long, 72 cm. high, 

 greatest thickness Г2 cm. Same material as previous specimen. 



To this series of knives should possibly be added — besides some 

 small fragments — the doubtful specimen shown in Fig. 32, which 

 must presumably be taken as a preliminary stage; it has not been 

 ground at all. The specimen in question (L. 4200) w^hich is 11 6 cm. 

 long, 5'5 cm. high, and up to Г4 cm. thick, is of dark bluish-grey 

 slate, and was found in the stone-oval 496 on the western hunting- 

 ground at Sælsøen. 



