Earth oven

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/earth-oven

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earliest known archaeological site?Central Europe, dated to 29,000 BC
2. What is the primary heat source?Hot stones and embers within an insulated pit
3. What is an earth oven and how does it cook food?An earth oven is a big hole dug in the ground. A fire is lit inside, and when the fire turns to hot coals, the heat stays in the stones and soil, cooking the food that is put on the stones or wrapped in leaves.
4. How old is the earth oven?The first earth ovens were made about 29,000 years ago, long before written history. They were found in Central Europe and show that people have been cooking underground for a very long time.

Subterranean Technology: Technology or methods that utilize underground spaces or materials for their function.
Upper Paleolithic: The final period of the Old Stone Age, characterized by advanced stone tool technology and early forms of art.
Thermal Properties: The characteristics of a material related to how it conducts, stores, and radiates heat.