It sits on top of the foundations of an original Iron Age building excavated in 1955. The five sleep on a single low platform covered with hay, sheepskin and cloth across the back wall of the building. Inside, acrid smoke fills the windowless room and flows out of a small square door and a small vent in the wall.
Kristin Ott squatted on the earthen floor beneath a cloud of smoke cutting up meat and putting it in wooden dishes. In the corner, an open fire burned with rocks placed on top to help preserve the heat over night.
The students get water from melting snow.. …
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