Three Pile-dwellings by sandra46

Mixed Medium • Architecture • posted on Dec 22, 2012

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Description

The three pile-dwellings – created in real scale and situated in the proximity of the water – have been built in three different ways: one is on a wooden board sustained by vigorous wooden poles directly stuck in the water; another is on dry land, while a third is partly on land and partly on water. In the interior, the set-up reproduces respectively a Neolithic, a Copper Age and a Bronze Age dwelling. The choice of material naturally fell on eco-compatibile timber that would adapt well to both the local geo-morphology and archaeological evidence found in the area – that is, chestnut, spruce, larch, oak and Cornelian cherry wood. The wooden parts meant to remain immersed in the water at all times have been crafted in larch wood – a type of timber which is particularly remarkable for its resistance to external agents, even though this species was not historically documented in the area. The structural foundations of the pile-dwellings have been created with wooden poles, while the covers were crafted using cross sections of lakeside reeds, aptly anchored to the structural elements then covered with a mixture of clay, straw and sand, and held together with the help of quicklime. The roof cover – different for each typology of hut – was obtained with a traditional thatching technique that uses sections of reeds of about 30 cm of width. The small community hosted on this strip of land, which probably settled during the final phases of the Neolithic (4,500 years ago) and remained there up until the beginning of the Early Bronze Age (2,300 years ago), based their sustenance on agriculture, livestock farming and – in a lesser way – also on hunting, fishing, and the gathering of products from the wild. From a technological point of view, these populations used instruments, tools and weapons crafted mainly in chipped flint or green stone (which were often obtained from quite some distance away, and then taken here), while for conserving, cooking and eating food they would make use of ceramic vases. The walls are made with the wattle and daub technique. Wattle and daub is a composite building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw. I added some new sesonal graffiti to the wattle and daub wall on the left. And a small Christmas tree on the right, just to catch up with the seasonal spirit ;D Thanks for your kind comments.

Comments (47)

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durleybeachbum

1:16PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Clever! And very funny too!

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eekdog

1:23PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

cool shot of these structures my friend, beautiful area and the info is super.

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Radar_rad-dude

1:27PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Wonderful photo and fine, seasonal graffiti and christmas tree! Nice touches, Sandra and a fine history as well! Bravo and thanks for this wonderful experience! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Flavia!

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Jean_C

1:44PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Very interesting infos about these neolithic houses and their construction, superb capture as illustration!

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lyron

2:14PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Fantastic image. Merry Christmas!!!

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bobrgallegos

2:15PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Wonderful capture and informative narrative!!

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Faemike55

2:23PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Very cool photo and information love the postwork

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bazza

2:52PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Grand capture and info Sandra, love your seasonal graffiti too.

bebert

3:04PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

belle reproduction, bien photographiée.

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claude19

3:10PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

EXCELLENT photography with very detailed comment !!!

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magnus073

4:03PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

What a fantastic capture Sandra, I was totally captivated at your detailed description of them. This is a perfect example of what makes your gallery so special.

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jac204

5:34PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Nice picture and historical explanation. Anything that sends me to the Wiki for more information is always good.

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JuliSonne

5:46PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

I feel set back in time. Wonderful info and picture, Sandra. Happy Xmas for you und your family!!

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jeroni

6:31PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work

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brycek

8:20PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

GREAT CAPTURE..nice touches!!

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Minda

9:09PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Great photo and info sandra.

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wysiwig

9:25PM | Sat, 22 December 2012

Great image and information. These look cozy. I'm glad the grafitti was yours although 6,000 year old grafitti would be fascinating. I wish you and your loved ones a warm and wonderful Christmas, Sandra.

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