[Sca-cooks] pre-Columbian foods

[UlfR]

Christine Seelye-King <kingstaste at mindspring.com> [2003.11.03] wrote:
> These guys were on an episode of "Extreme History" with Roger Daltry that
> aired yesterday.  They were making fire, tracking, making stone weapons and
> tools, built a shelter, and used a sling.  I thought I spotted some kindred
> spirits, and the thought also crossed my mind that if they wanted to 'go to
> ground' like Patrick Randolph did, they would be hard to find (they were in
> Gastonia, NC).

I get the impression that the "primitive skills" movement is a bit like
the SCA: some few could actually sucessfully impersonate their
"original", but most would have serious gaps in their skill-set. 

Think about it; how many SCA people are there that could actually manage
all that was needed by a medieval person? I know for sure that I would
have serious problems with such basic things as farming if Dr Who
dropped by in the Tardis and gave me a lift 1050 years back (my persona
is a well off farmer in the year 953). 

There is actually a group of people in Montana who are gearing up for
a whole year living 100% stone age. If I had the skills, the time and a
way to get a one year tourist visa...

UlfR

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