"The root cellar does not appear to be connected with any particular ethnic group. Root cellars were constructed and used from the 18th century into the refrigeration era. The root cellar should be interpreted as a critical element in farm subsistence strategies, particularly over the long winter in the days when all eating was seasonal."
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