[Sca-cooks] Circles (was Period gifts in jars + question)

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/28/2004 1:23:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
mdiehl at nac.net writes:

<<> I think that if we were to take a little trip back to 
> Neolithic times, we'd find these folks toiling away well 
> into the evening, 

Without efficient lighting ... how?  Was that possible in 
the Middle ages?>>

Never been to England, especially Northern England, in the summer, have you?  
They are a LOT closer to the Arctic Circle than most of the northern USA, and 
it stays quite light outside until well after 10 at night around the time of 
the summer solstice, and gets light very early in the morning.  A 12 or more 
hour workday would be quite possible just with natural light in the summer. In 
the winter, of course, you'd have a MUCH shorter period of good working light 
- possibly as little as 6 hours.  I've nver been there in the winter to 
experience it.

Brangwayna