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Ficure 2.—The Muldbjerg dwelling place, situated in the 8,000-acre Aamosen bog. The 
solid circle indicates the location of the dwelling place. 
observations in an effort to see things which have not yet been demon- 
strated, and in particular to record objectively and faithfully every- 
thing found or observed independent of whether, at the time of the 
excavation, it fits into present theories. This means that the work must 
be performed in such a way that it will be possible later on to prepare 
detailed maps and sections showing not only the exact position of the 
objects found but also the different layers and all other observations 
made during the excavation. 
During the excavation a record is kept in which every object found 
is numbered consecutively. (So far 33,231 numbered items have been 
excavated at Muldbjerg.) Each item is classified: Nut shell, flint 
chip, awl, piece of bark, etc., and the coordinates and level of each are 
recorded. All the objects are then provided with a tag carrying the 
number of the object, and are wrapped in paper. The finds are 
gathered daily in small bags (pl. 2, fig. 1). 
INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPOSITS 
Dwelling places situated on the solid ground leave only a thin layer 
of rubbish consisting of flint chips, broken tools, potsherds, and some 
charcoal. Bones are usually much disintegrated or have totally dis- 
appeared along with other organic material. Such a dwelling place 
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