Central hearth, wood fire, fire dogs & metal cooking pots inside the Moel y Gerddi Iron Age house at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, UK.

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Hearth, wood fire, fire dogs & cooking pots inside the Moel y Gerddi house at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, UK. An archaeological reconstruction based on the excavation of a C4th/3rdBC site in Wales. The house is 11m (33ft) in diameter built on a double ring of posts. Firewood is stored under the eaves & woodsmoke is percolating through the thatch. Straw bales used as seats.

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Size: 4961px × 3602px
Location: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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