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    Erot on Grass Seed

    I have been harvesting various grass seed to make flour. How do I avoid Ergot?

    Sorry for the mistyped Ergot.
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    When we used to go hunting on large tracts of...

    When we used to go hunting on large tracts of land, and we were constantly having to go find folks. I gave two instructions. One, if you know you are lost, only walk downhill to running water and go...
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    I have what looks like Wild Carrot, and the root...

    I have what looks like Wild Carrot, and the root smells like carrot. However there is no purple center flower in umbrel.
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    It was and is an exercise to simply to enjoy...

    It was and is an exercise to simply to enjoy learning about a specific activity placed in context with its environment from our past. It has been fun and enlightening to me, sorry if it wasted your...
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    I carried this question to another forum using...

    I carried this question to another forum using the parameters:

    1600AD
    Piedmont of Georgia
    November
    Hunting Party

    and the info is interesting. The Spaniards had traversed this area and there...
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    Not really surviving at all, more sustenance....

    Not really surviving at all, more sustenance. This had to be a regular part of their lives with rules, traditions and tested methodology.
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    Replay if you will of what a hunting trip of...

    Replay if you will of what a hunting trip of Indians in the Ga Piedmont would be like in 1600. For one thing there would be no guns. I have evidence these parties would have been up to 50 people,...
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    Yep, that is where I have lived for awhile. And...

    Yep, that is where I have lived for awhile. And yep, that is the history. I have read it all, but still do not know the answers to the simple questions put forth. I am curious, I would like to know...
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    There are lots of knowledgeable people on here,...

    There are lots of knowledgeable people on here, but the subjects discussed are many times really nebulous. I want to narrow the parameters in order to get a timeline fix on people living in the...
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    Not lame. Ignorant! I did not know how to select...

    Not lame. Ignorant! I did not know how to select the parameters. Thanks for helping.
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    Nope, reinactment exercise.

    Nope, reinactment exercise.
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    OK. We are ready for take off. Native...

    OK. We are ready for take off.

    Native Americans did not by necessity hunt only the land around their village. So if a hunting party left a Piedmont Georgia Village, November 20th, 1650 AD, where...
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    I have acres of Pine Trees, enough to feed a...

    I have acres of Pine Trees, enough to feed a village. However after trying to eat a Pine Bud, I realized I had enough for the entire Nation.:tongue_smilie:
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    OK, try November in Ga. This is just getting a...

    OK, try November in Ga. This is just getting a representable context to go to the next level. First the ground rules must be determined so that context can be understood and meaningful. What year in...
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    Okay, let's define it more thoroughly. Let us...

    Okay, let's define it more thoroughly. Let us confine the def as pertaining to Native Americans in Ga. When the term "primitive" is used, is there an assumed cutoff date for amenity availability. For...
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    I am coming from confusion and ignorance....

    I am coming from confusion and ignorance. Primitive is a very nebulous concept and has much to do with context. If someone says they are going "Primitive" camping, what are the parameters that...
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    I agree wholeheartedly. The closest I will...

    I agree wholeheartedly. The closest I will voluntarily get to a survival situation is having the wife visit relatives.
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    Primitive camping trip

    On a Primitive Camping Trip, what would be the characteristics of the endeavor? Would there be metal tools, matches, etc.?
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    I found one reference to a timber lintel. I know...

    I found one reference to a timber lintel. I know about stone lintels, but considered them "found", not "made". Just wanted to see what other folks more knowing than me might have to say about...
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    Thanks Ky, good info. I was looking at River...

    Thanks Ky, good info.

    I was looking at River Joe's videos and it made me wonder about the top of the fireplace collapsing. I found one reference to a "timber" lentel and also saw how a false arch...
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    I would guess reinforced clay. I do not know if...

    I would guess reinforced clay. I do not know if they existed, but was curious as to what was used to reinforce them if they were.
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    Fireplace Lentel

    how would you construct a primitive fireplace lentel?
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