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5000+ year old dry stone houses complete with dry stone furniture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae Edit: And
by arethuza 7y ago
5000+ year old dry stone houses complete with dry stone furniture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae
Edit: And if you want to go that extra step with your dry stone walls, melt them in place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrified_fort https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrified_fort
- monsieurbanana 7y agoIn the wikipedia article about vitrified forts they say the heat actually weakens the structure.
- arethuza 7y agoYeah - I didn't mean to suggest it was a good step - they just seem stupendously mysterious sites (I grew up fairly near one and was always fascinated by it).
- pvaldes 7y agoThere is a simple explanation for finding vitrified rocks in a fort. Throwing lots of burning oil from the top over a rock of the correct type. They probably found some practical uses for nordic petroleum