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Video: The Science of History – Experimental Archaeology & Earth Oven Cooking

October 5, 2015 / ferryfarmandkenmore

Archaeologists sometimes recreate technology from the past to understand how people lived. This is called experimental archaeology. In this video, we recreate an earth oven and cook catfish in it. Watch our other experimental archaeology videos: episode one and episode two.

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