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    Prehistoric architecture developed before the invention of writing in response to natural and man-made determinants. During the Stone Age from human habitation until 9000 BC, dwellings and settlements were shaped by functional needs and the construction materials and technologies available. Building types included dwellings, settlements, funerary and religious buildings, and ritual structures.

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    Prehistoric architecture developed before the invention of writing in response to natural and man-made determinants. During the Stone Age from human habitation until 9000 BC, dwellings and settlements were shaped by functional needs and the construction materials and technologies available. Building types included dwellings, settlements, funerary and religious buildings, and ritual structures.

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    PREHISTORIC

    ARCHITECTURE
    HISTORY OFARCHITECTURE 1
    ARCH 191
    Natural determinants
    topography, climate, natural resources, building
    materials & technology

    Man-made determinants
    Trade, political power, religion, defense, mobility,
    ethnical issues, etc.
    Occurred before the invention of writing

    The Stone Age

    Occurred from Human Habitation of earth to


    9000 BC
    Two forces shaped the
    form of dwellings and
    PRINCIPLES OF
    ARCHITECTURAL
    settlements
    ORGANIZATION
    • Functional need
    • Available construction
    materials and technology
    Savage Stage / Old Stone Age/
    Paleolithic Age up to 9000 BC
    STAGES OF
    Barbarian Stage/ New Stone Age/
    HUMAN Neolithic Age, 9000 to 3000 BC
    HISTORY
    Iron or Bronze Age
    Dwellings & settlements

    Funerary & religious


    Building types buildings

    Ritual structures
    AERIAL VIEW OF THE RUINS OF HAGAR QIN, MALTA CA. 3200-2500 BC

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