Homes built with holes

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Homes Built with Holes for Chimneys

Text in the illustration

the shape of a teepee is well suited to funneling smoke out the top and many had adjustable openings

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a cutaway of a teepee with an open wood fire at ground level and a person seated beside it on a log. The sloping sides converge toward an opening at the top, with support poles extending above the enclosure. Smoke rises from the fire through the interior and exits through the upper opening. The annotation explains that the teepee shape funnels smoke outward and that many teepees had adjustable openings, illustrating an early approach to venting combustion smoke.

Components

teepee enclosure support poles upper smoke opening open wood fire

Materials

wood