A Time Journey to An Embanked Village by sandra46

PaintShop Pro • Architecture • posted on Dec 27, 2012

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Description

This is a reconstruction I made for an exhibition, using a number of photos to represent a type of Bronze Age embanked village of Veneto (northeast Italy). Usually these villages were pile dwellings on dry land, built on a higher point in a plain, on an artificial embankment, near a stream, usually surrounded by irrigation ditches, patches of cultivated land (mostly wheat, spelt, barley, emmer, lentils and peas), and pastures, and forest land. The composition of bred animals depended on the area, but it was a triad made of bovines, sheep and goats and pigs. These villagers usually had friendly relations with villagers living in the high pastures where they led their herds and flocks in summer. The village was surrounded by palisades, but there were areas free from huts, where to protect the best heads of cattle, and areas for the artisans'workshops. So this is a view from inside the palisade. A village similar to this one, six hectares large (about 15 acres), occupied the area of the hospital in Padova, near a bent of the ancient bed of the river Brenta. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (39)

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Radar_rad-dude

12:12PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

A most excellent recreation, Sandra! Very fine artwork and a most enjoyable read! Bravo!

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wysiwig

12:17PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Ah, country living at its finest! This is really well done. I thought this was just one photo. You have taken us back thousands of years for a peek at our ancestors.

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Star4mation

12:17PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Excellently done Sandra :)

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durleybeachbum

12:41PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Brilliant! What a very clever woman you are, Sandra!

ascoli00

1:46PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Good picture

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drifterlee

1:57PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Wonderful shot!!

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bakapo

2:17PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

oh, well done!

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magnus073

2:18PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

You did a really marvelous job in creating this little village Sandra. It's obvious you didn't invested a lot of time in this, and I can't get over all of the details. Thank you also for the detailed background information which served to bring it all to life.

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mgtcs

2:32PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Spectacular environment Sandra, marvelous place, colors and lighting!

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brycek

4:20PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

This looks wonderful..excellent!!

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bazza

4:45PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Great work on this display Sandra..Excellent!

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Faemike55

5:20PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Learning all the time Very cool Sandra! thank you

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eekdog

5:25PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

love thework of this area my friend. amazing realism. Happy New Year..

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claude19

5:45PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

wow! what a great shot !!! Beautiful lakeside village.

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jeroni

6:04PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work.

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tofi

8:13PM | Thu, 27 December 2012

This is a stunning recreation, Sandra! It looks so peaceful and calm! A very beautiful scene and I'm so glad you shared this! It makes me happy to be reminded of the wonderful country side that I miss so much!

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