Prehistoric Architecture

History of Architecture
CIVILIZATION??? group of people living and working together for the purpose of
creating an organized society.

“the highest cultural grouping of people which distinguishes

humans from other species”
 Stone Age

Paleolithic (Old Stone Age )

SAVAGE
Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age )

Neolithic (New Stone Age)

BARBARIAN

Bronze Age
Iron Age
STONE AGE

Paleolithic (Old Stone Age )

appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone
tools
Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age )

period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the
Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to hunting, collecting, and
fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore
environments.
Neolithic (New Stone Age)

characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished

stone implements.
Monoliths
 Megaliths A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure
(monolith structure) or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

Megalith also denotes an item consisting of rocks in definite shapes

for special purposes

It has been used to describe buildings built by people from many

parts of the world living in many different periods.
Construction of a megalith grave
 Types of megalithic structures

Monolithic type Polylithic type

(single structure) (multiple structures)
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