(De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands

The amount of reconstructions of huts from the Mesolithic period all over Northern Europe has boomed over the last 5 years, signaling a significant increase in scholarly interest. However, the scientific basis of these experimental reconstructions is often unclear. At the same time, the excavation a...

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Autor principal: Yannick de Raaff
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5553cabd1e9c4110a0d205e6263628832021-12-01T14:42:34Z(De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/5553cabd1e9c4110a0d205e6263628832020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10489https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The amount of reconstructions of huts from the Mesolithic period all over Northern Europe has boomed over the last 5 years, signaling a significant increase in scholarly interest. However, the scientific basis of these experimental reconstructions is often unclear. At the same time, the excavation and preliminary publication of two recently discovered Mesolithic huts in the Netherlands indicate structures of a completely different build than the proposed reconstructions. This prompted a study into the history of reconstructions in the Netherlands, as well as their archaeological basis and ethnographic inspiration.Yannick de RaaffEXARCarticleconstruction of building(re)constructionhutmesolithicthe netherlandsMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2020/1 (2020)
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language EN
topic construction of building
(re)construction
hut
mesolithic
the netherlands
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle construction of building
(re)construction
hut
mesolithic
the netherlands
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Yannick de Raaff
(De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
description The amount of reconstructions of huts from the Mesolithic period all over Northern Europe has boomed over the last 5 years, signaling a significant increase in scholarly interest. However, the scientific basis of these experimental reconstructions is often unclear. At the same time, the excavation and preliminary publication of two recently discovered Mesolithic huts in the Netherlands indicate structures of a completely different build than the proposed reconstructions. This prompted a study into the history of reconstructions in the Netherlands, as well as their archaeological basis and ethnographic inspiration.
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title (De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
title_short (De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
title_full (De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
title_fullStr (De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed (De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands
title_sort (de)constructing the mesolithic. a history of hut reconstructions in the netherlands
publisher EXARC
publishDate 2020
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