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 Originally Posted by chemist
Shelter
The Inuit were semi-nomadic. On winter hunting trips they built igloo out of compacted snow. Two men could build one igloo in an hour. Igloo let light in, kept warm inside and kept the wind out. In summer tents were built from walrus skins.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1500_.jpg
Is this the link you would love to see?
It's a good pic, but really grainy. I can't tell if the shape(s) on the right are separate "iglooyas" or the tunnel entrance I'm not seeing. I'm specifically fixated on the tunnel entrance to an ice shelter... I'm willing to accept snow for ice. The reason is that, I think, whenever I say the word "igloo" to a random person, they imagine that tunnel entrance... not a snow/ice wigwam.
When I was young, someone told me the tunnel was where the sled dogs slept... but I've heard nothing similar in 20+ years, so I don't know if it's worth believing.
The caption explicitly states that an igloo is a permanent structure, made of stone.
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