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Architecture paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture

Volume 27, numéro 1-2, 2003, p. 375-416

A review of Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

M.A. Priscilla Renouf

Table 1

Summary of Pre-Dorset dwelling structure attributes

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1. Shape: B=bilobate; O=oval/circular; R=rectangular/sub-rectangular

2. Size: dia=diameter; est=estimated from plan map

3. Surface characteristics: S=surface; SS=semi-subterranean

4. Axial feature: U=upright slabs; S=flat slabs; C=cobbles; T=terminal rocks; P=associated paving; Ctrl H=central hearth; TH=terminal heart towards or at the end of axial feature; L=lamp support; W=wings; PS=perpendicular to shoreline; PLS=parallel to shoreline; OS=oblique to shore

5. Hearth: #=number; C=cobble; S=slab; B=box hearth; L=lamp support; Z=other

6. Entrance: #=number; B=break in perimeter; EP=entrance passage; Z=other; N,S,E,W, etc=cardinal directions

7. Cleared areas: 1S=one side; 2S=two sides; P=possible platform

8. Paved areas: C=cobble; S=slab; 1S=one side; 2S=two side; R=rear; P=possible platform

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