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Ancient Web: Hurstwic Kept Rewriting Its Viking History When the Research Changed

Hurstwic grew from a Viking living-history group into a long-running research site covering Viking society, sagas, combat, archaeology, iron smelting, clothing, food, law, daily life, and the mistakes made along the way.

Ancient Web: Stone Age Skills Tested 370 Hand-Drill Fire Combinations

Stone Age Skills documents a hands-on friction-fire experiment comparing dozens of spindle woods, four hearthboard materials, wood density, green and dead growth, and 370 possible hand-drill combinations without using metal tools.