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Reviewed Article:

The Experimental Reconstruction of an Early Neolithic Underground Oven of Portonovo (Italy)

Creating a fire within ovens like these which lack a vertical draft, is not an easy task, and the fire struggled to start, however, the oven worked well once the gaseous components of the fire found their path throughout the dome. This confirmed that the oven can work efficiently with a vertical draft system allowing the smoke to get out through the entrance of the oven, and suggesting that a vertical hole along the dome is not necessary in these kinds of structures to make them functional.