Archaeological Finds
- Habitation periods
The site shows signs of having been inhabited from the 14th to the 20th century although Holtved reports that the 17th and 18th centuries are poorly represented.
- Ruins
The site contains about 26 house ruins and several middens distributed over an area of about 120 m in width and stretching over 400 m inland with the midden Comer excavated located at its south end. The majority of the houses were more or less rounded, typically around 3m to 5m across and most likely residential. One house was rectangular 4.5m by 6m, with narrow platforms along two of the walls, was probably a "qassi" or "mens' house" and was probably used as a workshop and for social gatherings.
- Artifacts
Subsequent to the initial finds, additional artifacts pertain to the Dorset culture, as well as items of Norse origin.
The vast majority of harpoon heads found are of the open socket type typical of the Thule culture.
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