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The burials were as a rule not far from a village and preferably 

 on the slopes of the nearest hill. They were mostly above ground, 

 but under the influence of Russians there were also shallow-ground 



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Figure 4. — The Yukon from below Koyukuk to Lofk%s 



burials. The latter can readily be told by the sawed planks of 

 the coffins and the iron nails by which they are fastened. In 

 many places no surface burials remain or there are mere traces. In 



