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What Did the Builders of Stonehenge Eat?

Tasting History with Max Miller

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Stonehenge - By garethwiscombe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/garethw..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Durrington Walls - By Ethan Doyle White - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Lidar view of Knowlton - By Dr John Wells - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Aurochs Skeleton - By Marcus Sümnick from Rostock, Germany - Aurochs Uploaded by FunkMonk, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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Avebury - By MikPeach - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Mayburg Henge - By Chazza114 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
An aerial view of the henge site and cairn on Cairnpapple Hill in West Lothian - By Dr John Wells - https://web.archive.org/web/201301191..., CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Woodhenge - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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Orcadian Basin - By Mikenorton - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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20 Comments

@KetchupwithMaxandJose 7 months ago (edited) Pinned

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@Nayrzabear 7 months ago

"this show is all about making stuff in my kitchen."

-the nefarious backyard garum in question

@Zoon-li-ol5ih 7 months ago

I guess "It was GIANTS and also MERLIN" was the medieval equivalent of Ancient Aliens.

@defconklaxon 7 months ago

Humans are incredible. Stinging Nettles have an absolute top tier defense mechanism and some person at some point thought, I bet I could eat that. Wild.

@jarrodcomins2399 7 months ago

17:49 Hey we're having a party at Stonehenge but it's BYOPAR (bring your own pig and rock)

@Greytuneify 7 months ago

I love the mid-video rant about henge definitions. I am so with you, my man.

@frenchrosary 7 months ago

18:29 “Tastes very healthy.” I can guess exactly how it tastes just from that

@jacobwalsh1888 7 months ago

I think "during that something, they had a feast" might just be the best general summing up of human history there is lol.

@TheMarowian 7 months ago

"Tastes very healthy." Ever the diplomat, sir.

@merlingutgesell8088 6 months ago

As a chemist, I feel compelled to point out that the chemical released by nettles is formic acid. The same compound used by ants, which is why the German common name translate to "ant acid" - "Ameisensäure". Said compount is water soluble, the boiling just helps with the extraction. This is not to make a point of any kind relating to history, but just a bit of trivia.

@neodarlek 7 months ago

I don't think anyone would complain if you were to do some episodes in your back garden, where you could set up a fire pit

@eloquentsarcasm 7 months ago

Nettle soup is amazing, always makes me wonder who was the first person who got stung, then decided to cook the plant that had caused them pain, crazy mindset, lol.

@constantineberbece8420 7 months ago

actually, in Romania, the nettle soup is quite popular especially during the spring after snow has thawed. During this period those plants grow and they're turned into nettle soup. It is said it contains iron - beneficial for those with anemia. Besides, nettle soup symbolizes the coming of spring and the end of winter

@wiederganger1 7 months ago (edited)

Growing up as a little boy in 80's Belgium, there was a forest nearby that was always covered in an ocean of nettles in the summer, so i would find me a nice sturdy stick, and charge into them, gleefully whacking away, imagining myself being Conan the Barbarian, surrounded by an evil army of skeleton warriors.

Great times and plenty of blisters

@evolutiondenier 7 months ago

archaeology masters student here. I'm super impressed with your understanding and explanation of archaeological methods!! As soon as I saw this video I was a little scared knowing that this is entirely archaeology and you usually rely on written histories. You did super well! this is fantastic.

@marymactavish 7 months ago

2:44 pigs were often sent into the woods to forage in the fall, because they would find acorns, beech nuts, berries, fallen fruit, grubs, all sorts of yummies.

@jlangevin65 7 months ago

Walking through nettle unaware during night-time army training in Germany was a memorable experience.

@Yearofthetiger25 6 months ago

18:15 it makes me wonder if the Stonehenge site was seen as a main pilgrimage site for their religion, similar to how Mecca or the Vatican is a main pilgrimage site and people will come from all over the world just to perform rites there during certain holidays. I thought that idea might explain why people were willing to travel from all over the Isles to go specifically to the Henge for solstice feasts. 🤔

@MrSaywutnow 7 months ago

How did Grug eat the Woolly Mammoth?
We learn about fire, on this episode of Tasting Prehistory.

@The_Anti-Mormon 7 months ago

RE: Ancient building techniques
They used a lot of materials that simply could/would not withstand the tests of time, or would be taken and reused elsewhere.
You don't just throw away all your scaffolding and ropes when you're done standing the stones up, you use them for the next project.