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Photographer: Paul Fehrenbach
Taken: June 25, 2012
Caption: Photo upper right
Additional Description: Fire was an important tool for making dugout canoes. Native Americans used controlled burning to fell trees, reduce them to the desired length, and hollow them out. They used stone or metal tools to remove the charred wood and to shape the canoe. When European explorers arrived, they documented and copied the techniques. Woodcarving by Theodore de Bry, from Discovering the New World
Submitted: July 25, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p213274
File Size: 0.820 Megabytes

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