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broad, with no peg hole; from the line hole two deep longitudinal grooves lead forwards, and the portion between them is raised up.

Grave 38. Roof removed; 1.3 × 0.4 m; NNE.—SSW. The skull in the middle of the grave nearest the south wall; a few other bones.

Grave 39. Undisturbed. Fig. 16 shows this grave prior to examination. The cover consists of several large stones, and a number of smaller stones are heaped up over the grave. The interior dimensions of the grave are 1.45 × 0.55 m, and it lies E.—W. The skeleton was untouched (Fig. 17); the head towards W., the legs drawn up under Image missingFig. 16.Naujan. Grave 39 before Examination. the body. Contained a handsome collection of grave goods; just N. of the skull an oval bowl bottom of wood, 20 cm long; at the S. side of the skull a bone point with the shaft end wedge-shaped, presumably the centre prong of a salmon spear; at the N. side of the skeleton a hollowed-out walrus molar (ferrule of a snow probe) and a sledge shoe of whalebone, 60 cm long and 3½ to 5 cm broad; in the narrow end two pairs of holes, connected by drilled grooves, in the broad end a single hole and, just behind this, four pairs of holes, connected by drilled grooves; a single hole in the middle; the specimen is now very curved. At the SW. end of the grave was a small chamber, 30 × 40 cm, covered by a stone; in this was the harpoon head Pl. 37. 9, of ivory; it is one of the finest and best made specimens from Naujan. It is a further development of Thule type 2, longer, with 4 barbs; the lashing of the shaft-socket has passed through two pairs of holes, which debouch near to each other on the opposite side; the blade is ornamented with a central line and oblique lines. The knife handle, Pl. 37. 10 is of whalebone, with knob and suspension hole in the end, and a 7 cm blade groove in one edge at the point; the