This video dataset comprises footage of experimental Testudo hermanni processing designed to replicate potential butchery practices by early humans. The recordings were captured during our controlled experimental archaeology project aimed at understanding the role of cooking and processing efficiency, and tool use during the exploitation of small prey. The videos show four tortoise specimens being processed – two in their raw state (Chelonids 5 and 6) and two following direct roasting on embers (Chelonids 3 and 4) – by people with different levels of experience. The recordings document the full sequence of butchery tasks, including carapace and plastron disarticulation, evisceration, limb and head removal, and tool use involving quartzite hammerstones and flint flakes. These visual materials serve as methodological support for the study "Raw vs. Roasted: Reconstructing Early human Butchery Practices of Terrapins and Tortoises" by Nabais et al (2025), and are archived to enhance transparency, reproducibility and pedagogical value in experimental archaeology. The footage provides critical insights into the biomechanics of butchery, taphonomic signatures and the cognitive implications of cooking and tool-assisted processing in Middle Palaeolithic contexts.