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I thought they should build a fireplace with a little chimney. I did not know how to do that, but the BBC had a whole posting on how to build a wattle and daub fireplace.
The network of sticks is the wattle, and the mud is the daub. More advanced daubers put straw or hair in their mud. Even better was a little plaster or cement.
If these are outdoors, they usually did not have chimney's, but one could put in a chimney and put it closer to the house.
Wattle and daub has an long history extending back to Neolithic times. This is a Native American wattle and daub home.
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It is interesting to think about how primitive people live, but I know that it is a whole lot more comfortable in 21st Century America. I suppose I'll pick up that theme at Thanksgiving.
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