Monday, April 29, 2013

Chapter 23 - Grub House

In chapter 23 I brought up the term "grub house." It's a relatively new archaeological term derived from the German 'grubenhaus' meaning Pit Structure. It's a very common Anglo-saxon building used typically for one family to share.
Here is an excellent site that describes how they were constructed.

And here's a photo:


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