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whale  skulls.  The  antechamber  evidently  had  been  used  for  cooking, 
for  on  the  north  side  was  found  a  mass  of  burnt  gravel  and  bones.  No 
artifacts  were  found  in  the  house  or  passage. 
House  no.  y  (text  fig.  20,  and  pi.  61,  figs.  2-4;  pi.  62,  figs,  i,  2). — 
This  house  faced  toward  the  south,  was  20  feet  10  inches  long  and 
19^  feet  wide,  and  at  the  back  had  a  narrow  recess  or  annex ;  the  floor 
was  4  feet  9  inches  below  the  surface.  The  house  was  entered  by  a 
passage  23  feet  long  by  21  inches  wide,  with  an  enlarged  end  4  feet 
10  inches  wide.  The  narrow  part  of  the  passage  seemed  to  have  been 
roofed  with  stones,  but  the  enlarged  outer  end  had  been  roofed  with 
timbers.     The  passage  had  a  stone  floor  and  sides,  but  unlike  those 
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Fig.  20. — Plan  and  section  of  house  no.  7,  levoghiyoq. 
previously  described,  it  had  three  different  levels,  the  third  or  outer 
one  being  higher  than  the  floor  of  the  house.  The  house  floor  was  also 
of  stone  slabs,  but  the  walls  and  roof  had  been  constructed  entirely 
of  timbers.  These  were  fairly  well  preserved,  and  here  for  the  first 
time  a  clear  view  could  be  had  of  the  unique  type  of  wall  structure 
that  had  been  so  imperfectly  preserved  at  Miyowagh.  The  timbers 
were  laid  one  over  another  horizontally,  passing  around  a  large  up- 
right timber  or  whale  jaw  (roof  support)  at  each  corner,  and  several 
smaller  uprights  in  between.  The  wall  appeared  to  have  had  a  height 
of  about  4  feet.  The  roof  timbers  had  collapsed  and  covered  the  entire 
floor,  but  unfortunately  the  roof  structure  could  not  be  made  out,  for 
the  excavation  of  this  house  was  not  begun  until  the  middle  of  August, 
