Cooking pit

A cooking pit is a simple pit dug in the ground to hold wood or other flammable materials for food to be cooked over. The presence of cooking pits is a key sign of human settlement often sought by archaeologists.

Many races still use cooking pits, at least for ceremonial or celebratory occasions. Perhaps the best known examples are the Hawaiian luau and the Maori hangi.

• The Earth Oven or Cooking Pit