Posted on 08/15/2010 10:40:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Hartlington Stones, which were discovered in 1896 on a village green near Burnsall, were thought to have been used as part of a corn drying kiln, an important agricultural device used in the Medieval and post-Medieval periods to ripen corn for harvesting or dry crops before they were ground into flour.
Investigators were forced to revisit the stones after experts from the National Park Authority found clear differences between their appearance and the formation of another kiln in nearby Kilnsey.
The team is currently toying with the idea that it might have been a communal bread oven says Dr David Johnson, the archaeologist leading the inquiry.
"The structure is also very near to the site of the Medieval manor house and lords of the manor controlled bread baking in the community as they saw it as a source of income for themselves, so the oven's location fits.
Historians knew there was an oven within the ancient parish, but until now attempts to pinpoint its location have remained inconclusive.
Blistering scalds on the sides of the stones prove they were part of a hearth or oven base, supported by a flue distributing hot air to the rest of the building they were once part of.
(Excerpt) Read more at culture24.org.uk ...
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Yes, the Lords of the manor controlled the mills that ground the corn or wheat into flour and they controlled the forests from which the wood was taken for burning, so why not the ovens, as well?
interesting
Yes, I believe it was the First Lord Krammer that conceived of an oven where the customer could bake their own bread and twist it into a myriad of shapes. Toppings were introduced and could be purchased at a counter made of stone.
The headline says furnace. What do they believe? furnace or oven? Casting or Baking?
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