Evolution of a Home

By Annalynn606
  • 21,050 BCE

    Ohalo II israel

    Ohalo II israel
    calibrated date
  • 20,000 BCE

    Dolní Věstonice

  • 12,500 BCE

    Monte Verde II

    The archaeology of Monte Verde II has revealed a 18m long tent-like structure, segmented inside by wooden walls. The posts were found wrapped in reed. The floors were covered in animal hides and brazier pits. Another structure nearby had a hardened sand and gravel foundation with wooden supports.
    Pino, M., Dillehay, T. D. (2023). Monte Verde II: An assessment of new radiocarbon dates and their sedimentological context. Antiquity, 97(393), 524–540. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.32
  • 11,500 BCE

    Abu Hureyra: Period 1A and 1B

    Abu Hureyra: Period 1A and 1B
    The initial settlement of Period IA consisted of a series of pit dwelling. By Period 1B these had been filled with occupation debris, and the form of the settlement changed to a village of huts built on level ground.
    Moore, A. M. T., Hillman, G., Legge, A. J. (2000). Village on the Euphrates: From foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra /. Oxford University Press, 491–500.
  • 7400 BCE

    Çatalhöyük

    Çatalhöyük
  • 7000 BCE

    Mehrgarh

    Mehrgarh
  • 5800 BCE

    Svinjarička Čuka, Serbia

    Archaeological understandings of homes at the site are not completed just yet. However, from what we do know the floors were hardened clay, post holes were used to hold wooden supports, hearths, and pits were utilized as well. The roofing and sides of the domestic structures are hard to determine.
    Horejs, B., Bulatović, A., et. al. (2022). New Multi-disciplinary Data from the Neolithic in Serbia. The 2019 and 2021 Excavations at Svinjarička Čuka. Archaeologia Austriaca, Band 106/2022, 255–317.
  • 4000 BCE

    Nebelivka

  • 3600 BCE

    Knap o' Howar

    Knap o' Howar
  • 3300 BCE

    Harappa: Period 1, Ravi Phase

    Harappa has 5 distinct phases of occupation ranging from 3300 BC to 1500 BC. During the first phase (3300 BC- 2800 BC) domestic houses were dug from the ground and lined with plaster and reed, a single posthole in the center is believed to hold a roof. There were no signs of social rooms, only small domestic homes with hearths full of kiln debris.
    Wright, R., Meadow, R. H., Kenoyer, J. M. (2001). Harappa Archaeological Research Project: Harappan Excavations 2000 and 2001.
  • 1700 BCE

    Hundatorra

  • 132

    Ta' Kaċċatura