Online Activities: Iroquoian Longhouse
Hearths
The inside area of the house, the central area between facing bench apartments, would have been the living area for several families. But how many families and how many people would have lived in this house? How do archaeologists calculate the population of a longhouse?
Explore the Site
A view of the inside of a longhouse model.
The cross section of a hearth.
The redish coloured soil in this picture indicates the prescense of a hearth.
