PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryRuins@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 day agoRemains of a kiln in Karakorum, Mongoliamedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageRemains of a kiln in Karakorum, Mongoliamedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryRuins@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThere’s a smidgen more info in this WP entry, in which it’s described as a “13th-century brick-producing kiln.” Interesting that the entire structure is known as a kiln, but I’m guessing that functionally that was more specific to those seven square openings…
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThe openings might be to let the fire heat the chamber - baked bricks are usually produced in large batches.
There’s a smidgen more info in this WP entry, in which it’s described as a “13th-century brick-producing kiln.”
Interesting that the entire structure is known as a kiln, but I’m guessing that functionally that was more specific to those seven square openings…
The openings might be to let the fire heat the chamber - baked bricks are usually produced in large batches.
Ah, okay.