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land has risen at least 3-4 metres since the old houses were erected. At Mitimatalik conditions point in a similar direction.

Types of Specimens from Qilalukan and Mitimatalik.

The settlements Qilalukan and Mitimatalik lie only about 3 kilometres from each other and the houses excavated lie at about the saniel level above the sea; the specimens also indicate that they are from the same period; there is thus no reason for keeping the two finds separate; in the following the specimen types from these two places will therefore be dealt with together.[1]

Hunting Implements.
Harpoon Heads.

The Qilalukan-Mitimatalik find comprises 58 harpoon heads and fragments, and also 2 unfinished heads, 3 toy and one whaling harpoon head; most of them resemble the types of the Naujan find, especially the Thule types; in addition, however, there are a number of forms which are not known from Naujan.

To the Thule type 1, very thin, with line hole direct from side to side, open shaft socket, dorsal spur, bone point, no barbs, belong 4 specimens, from VIII P, XXIV and C5; Pl. 40.5 (P6. 1566. VIII P) is of antler, the line hole near one edge and the baleen lashing round the shaft socket preserved; 2 others differ from this merely in that there are two pairs of holes for the lashing round the shaft socket;[2] the fourth, with broken spur, is longer, stronger, with a sunk portion for the lashing, the line hole in the centre line and, in one edge, a groove, 1.6 cm long, not very deep, as if to take a small blade, but for which it is so small and narrow that it could scarcely be used.

Four other specimens differ from this type by lacking the spur or at any rate only having faint indications of it. Pl. 40.7 (P6. 1766. XXIV) is of antler, small, unfinished. Pl. 40.8 (P6. 1843. XXIV) is of quite another form; it is of antler, rather roughly shaped, with a flat, fairly blunt tip, small line hole at the side and an open shaft socket, bound with baleen cord; two others resemble this, one small with open shaft socket and one a little larger, with closed shaft. socket, both from VIII P. As to the use of these very roughly shaped harpoon heads, salmon spearing is the one that seems most likely; they are too blunt for seal hunting.

To Thule type 2, very thin, open shaft socket, dorsal spur, two opposite barbs, belong 11 specimens and 2 unfinished heads; they

  1. ↑ All specimens from Qilalukan settlement have museum Nr. P6, those from Mitimatalik P5.
  2. ↑ One figured part II, fig. 1.3.
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