Massive timber needs of LBK long houses and Alpine pile dwellings

Massive timber needs of LBK long houses and Alpine pile dwellings. Timber became essential for building only with the Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture along the Danube and in pile dwellings of the Alps, Italy, and lake regions The oldest known Linearbandkeramik longhouse in Europe is on the outskirts of Vienna, with numerous large longhouses at the site Earlier Neolithic buildings used stone or mud brick foundations rather than timber

Timber became essential for Neolithic building with the Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture along the Danube and Alpine pile dwellings. The oldest known LBK longhouse in Europe sits on Vienna's outskirts, among many massive timber structures. Earlier buildings used stone or mud brick. Pile dwellings needed staggering numbers of wooden posts driven into lake beds. 🏠

Key Facts

• Timber became essential for building only with the Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture along the Danube and in pile dwellings of the Alps, Italy, and lake regions
• The oldest known Linearbandkeramik longhouse in Europe is on the outskirts of Vienna, with numerous large longhouses at the site
• Earlier Neolithic buildings used stone or mud brick foundations rather than timber
• Pile dwelling settlements require colossal numbers of timber posts for construction

Source: What About the Timber? The Missing Piece of the Neolithic Puzzle by The Prehistory Guys