Burning down the House
Dutch house (re)construction receives fitting finale
On March 8, a Stone Age like house (re)construction was burned to the ground as part of a scientific project by the University of Leiden (NL), member of EXARC. EXARC witnessed the process. Seven years before, this house was based on the excavation of a Neolithic house at Haamstede Brabers (NL). The house project at Horsterwold, led by prof. van Gijn was aimed to learn more about the biography of Neolithic houses: obtaining the materials, the tools used, the quantity of work, repairs and the decay. Burning down the house and recording the remains are the last stage in the process...
