They were also the first culture to carve seal - oil lamps ( qulliq , also spelled kudlik ) from soapstone .
They spent the winters in relatively permanent dwellings constructed of stone and pieces of grass ; these were the precursors of the later qarmaqs .
winters were also the first culture to carve seal - oil lamps ( qulliq , also spelled kudlik ) from soapstone .
They spent the winters in relatively permanent dwellings constructed of stone and pieces of grass ; these were the precursors of the later qarmaqs .