Prehistoric Architecture

  Listening to the presentation for prehistoric architecture was a bit boring yet interesting. Boring in a way because the reporters were lacking gusto in their reports, also some just read what was written in their notes or their powerpoints also it was a bit dragging. It was interesting in a way because knowing that people even used their own feces to create things was ingenious even though it is not really aesthetic. I was also very curious about how they were able to build the cromlechs and dolmens or even something as intricate as the stonehenge because just by looking at those stones they look really really heavy and it would be really hard to carry or to even mount just by raw human effort. Prehistoric architecture also showed how the humans back then lived shepherds whose flock they have to follow constructed tents that are easy to assemble and disassemble in order to keep up with their flock. Architecture back then was not really very aesthetic but was generally only for the use of humans back then. Basically, they use what they see back and immediately convert it into their settlement, burial sites. etc for example caves, during the time of the stone age this was the most basic kind of dwelling since it provides shelter from the weather and a place for people to sleep in but as time progressed humans discovered way to bring their home with them since they were mostly living a nomadic way of life. They constructed tents which are very handy since they can easily set it up and if they need to move they would either leave it there or disassemble it and bring it with them. Back then architecture was a necessity and way for humans to protect themselves against nature, wild beasts or even other humans. Since they were mostly living a barbaric way of life skins of their prey were used for wall coverings, roofs and clothing. Skins of animals were mostly used by the farmers and gatherers for their make shift tents. But what is important that prehistoric architecture paved the way for more ideas and designs that would lead up to modern architecture which is today without the simple cromlech or dolmen there would be no beams and columns the idea would have not existed. So prehistoric architecture as crude and simple it may be was a vital step in the formation of what architecture is today.