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FourWinds F
FourWinds Aug 13, 2003 16:51:34
Replying to baza

... the stones were dropped into water.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/image.php?image_id=4886

The hearth for heating the stones is at the back and the trough that held the water is at the front ... full of water.

lots of cracked stones were found thrown around the outside of the area in all directions, which would indicate that there was no covering over the site.

Not many burnt mounds have been excavated in the UK (I think), but quite a few have in Ireland where they're called Faluchta Fai (or something similar) which means deer cooker (or something).

It could have been a

M Moth
Moth Aug 13, 2003 16:54:30
Replying to FourWinds

...tune in tomorrow for the next instalment of 4winds's exposition of Burnt Mounds....

love

Moth

B baza
baza Aug 13, 2003 17:02:05
Replying to FourWinds

.......if you want to make steam, you pour the water onto the heated stones.

If you want to cook, you place the heated stones into the water.


baz

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