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Tip 1 - Focus on techniques: thatching – different methods and different problems | Stonehenge Neolithic Houses on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by tinstaafl | permalink

The Neolithic House team are using three different thatching techniques on the different buildings. The first method is called knotted straw thatching. Using knotted straw means that rope, string or 'withys' would not be needed. Not having to make rope would save on time as well as precious resources for the people building the original…

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