Recreating our past: 10,000 year old mesolithic dwelling replicated by experimental archaeologists
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2024
- Archaeologists from University College Dublin have built a replica of a Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age house on the Belfield campus to better understand how humans lived at the time.
Full story: www.ucd.ie/news...
The circular dwelling, with a six-metre diameter, is based on archaeological evidence from a site at Mount Sandel in Northern Ireland which dates from 7900-7600BC -- this site is the earliest known evidence of human settlement on the Island of Ireland.
During the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age humans made and used a variety of wooden and stone tools (including stone axes for carpentry), and lived a hunter gatherer lifestyle.
Great job guys ive seen it and it looked great i often drop into John and the lads who are doing the flint napping we have a great natter i find it very interesting i enjoy our chats
Eamonn
Why are there holes in the walls? In all the drawings I've seen of crannogs and the like, the dwellings are always neatly thatched. This looks very different, rough and untidy looking and possibly not able to withstand a strong wind. Anyway, very interesting work, well done.
Note: build a trench to the fire pit then it will smoke less & be more effective as it will have a better air input. 🔥
Wouldn't it just rain inside from the hole in the ceiling?
This is really neat, you can definitely see that these evolved into the insular Celtic round houses.
it's quite beautiful from the inside
I disagree with the thatched type coverings used on this and other Mesolithic creations. They seem to be influenced by more recent thatched structures. Other coverings from similar N American hunter gatherers houses are bulrush matting and bark such as Birch and Elm. Bark was the most practical and readily available material in Ireland of that time was more rain proof and durable than the grass used in this recreation
This helps me in Schooling so now I know more about stone age times at school.
It can't have been much fun in that in a heavy downpour. First the fire would go out,then the floor would turn to mud.
It must have been so dangerous for the men in the past to build without hi viz jackets and hard hats lol
Hi Kieran - your best bet is to get in touch directly with the UCD School of Archaeology. They have a dedicated space for Experimental Archaeology and may be able to grant you access to it.
Is this still on campus? I'm a PDE student teaching this to second level students would love to see it
Hi Lillit, they were required to use the ladders for health and safety reasons
I’d like to see how you cut turf without a metal spade
You might be able to do it by staking poles into the ground to cut guide holes, then just lifting it up with brute force. Or just use a well carved wooden trencher, although you’d need replacements without some kind of surface protectant to prevent wood rot
Fulling from the side with your hand. It is how i use to do.
where can I get a how to build (blueprints)I would love to build one
Fascinating, though I wonder how, or if, they covered the hole at the top when it rained?....
I'm pretty sure they used like animal hide or something like that.
Apsalutly amazing it is so interesting ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Archaeologists from University College Dublin have built a replica of a Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age house on the Belfield campus to better understand how humans lived at the time. The circular dwelling, with a six-metre diameter, is based on archaeological evidence from a site...
UCD - University College Dublin# might want to change your info about this video .
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I’m gonna be honest, this looks horrible and it’s an insult to think our ancestors lived like this.
I love the idea of recreating stone age shelters, but this looks like it’s made by children.
If you look at any stone age tribes today, or any that we have encountered in the past, we can easily see that these people do not live in shoddy huts covered in holes.
Authentic mesolithic hi-viz jackets
Dang I got this from ms Gabriel class and this is amazing. If ur a stunner find out who I am 0-0
каждый день есть 30% вероятность того, что малейшая искорка может устроить пепелище от этого псевдо-жилища
How would you improve this if you lived in mesolithic age?
Boring
Who you?
It’s not boring
I would rather have this, and all of the nature, instead of a big loud and filthy city that people somehow think is a “utopia”.