The ground was thawed to a depth of thirty centimeters. For the rough work of clearing the ground the men used spades and a pickaxe, but as soon as the real excavation began Mathiassen produced the geological spades with little blades, which were better for the more delicate work.

— Frederica de Laguna Voyage to Greenland (1977)

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