Does a pig roast count? If so, yes.
First pig roast I ever went to was down in South Carolina when I was in the Air Force. They dug a pit in sandy soil, built a fire with good wood, let it die down to coals, placed the pig in some kind of mesh contraption so it wouldn't be right on the coals itself, then buried the whole thing back in the ground. I'm sure they had some kind of venting so air could get in and keep the coals hot. Left the pig in for almost a full day I guess, then unburied it the next night for the party.
Sure, the crackly skin had sand all over it, but they pulled that off, leaving nice tender pork underneath. It was delicious eat0
I've had other pig roast pork since. Where I work now has done a couple of pig roasts using whole pigs using a big cast iron smoker thing. Generally they've started cooking it the night before, too.