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MESOLITHIC SHELTER AND HOUSING

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Summary: Reconstruction of Typical Mesolithic Dwelling - External View

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The first people arrived in Ireland about 7000BC. Before this date the land was heavily forested. These first people were hunter gatherers who were nomadic so their campsites and shelters were only temporary. Most of these homes seem to have been built on an earth bank and shaped like a wigwam by using pliant saplings which were covered with animal skins or with turf sods.

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External view of reconstructed Mesolithic home at the Ulster History ParkReconstruction of typical Mesolithic dwellingSkeleton framework of Mesolithic hutInterior of Mesolithic hut, based on excavations at Mount Sandel, Co LondonderryReconstruction of typical Mesolithic dwelling based on Mount Sandel

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