Wetland settlement

Wetland settlements are settlements in permanently or intermittently damp areas, e.g., by lake shores and in marshlands.

Motivation

Common explanations include defense (see "Lake fortress", to free up dry land for cultivation, and easy access to transport routes or to different biotopes for exploitation.[1][2][3] Wetlands offered, in addition to hunting and fishing, conditions for cattle and small scale cultivation of different crops.[4]

Construction

In terms of foundations, dwellings in such settlements can be classified in two types. In fen-type wetlands with small fluctuation of water level, e.g., on the shores of small lakes, houses were build without foundation or on simple foundations, such as clay floors or log floors. Another type is a stilt house, a structure elevated on stilts above the ground or water body.

Reconstructions

See also

References

  1. ^ Anne Crone, Aidan O'Sullivan, Graeme Cavers, Francesco Menotti, "WETLAND SETTLEMENT; UNDERSTANDING THE MOTIVATION BEHIND LIVING OUT ON THE WATER", In: 21ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS, GLASGOW, 2015
  2. ^ Louwe Kooijmans, L. P. "Wetland Exploitation and Upland, Relations of Prehistoric Communities in the Netherlands" (PDF). OpenAccess.LeidenUniv.NL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  3. ^ Newly Excavated Maya Wetland Settlement Shows the Civilization’s Adaptation to Changing Climate
  4. ^ Raemaekers, Daan (2006-06-13). De spiegel van Swifterbant (PDF) (in Dutch). University of Groningen. ISBN 90-367-2680-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-10.

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