Reynolds, P. J. (1989). Reconstruction or construct: the Pimperne house. Brit Archaeol 11. Vol 11, pp. 34-37.
Title The title of the publication or report |
Reconstruction or construct: the Pimperne house | |||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Brit Archaeol 11 | |||||
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British Archaeology | |||||
Volume Volume number and part |
11 | |||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
34 - 37 | |||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
All the purported reconstructions of prehistoric buildings are constructs, the physical products of a deductive process. The Pimperne reconstruction, even if inaccurate in minor details, proves itself to enclose the right volume with the right materials - including over 200 trees (showing the Iron Age need for coppice), 10 tons of clay, 15 tons of straw. All these have implications for Iron Age farming practice and professionalism. But it is still not 'an Iron Age house'. The rotting of its porch posts after eight years explained the excavation evidence, but the structure as a whole would last many generations. It provides a unique classroom and a full-scale experiment. | |||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1989 | |||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
05 Dec 2008 |