The History of Construction is endless started thirty thousand years ago, where people used to roam from one place to another, hunting animals and looking for wild plants to eat. As they were always travelling, they did not build any shelter at the beginning.
Much later on, few thousand years pass by, the early humans began to put up shelters to protect them from harsh climates made by animal skin, leaves and branches that were perishable. That’s how humankind started finding ways of building shelters that were larger, stronger and comfortable.
The history of architecture and construction is as old as human history. So, let’s discuss on few turning points to understand the evolution of architecture.
Stone Age Construction
• Neolithic, also known as the Old Stone Age period, from 9000 BC to 5000 BC.
• It was the last period of age before the use of woodwork in buildings.
• The tools used were from natural materials, including bone, stone, antler, hide (animal skin), wood, grasses and animal fibre.
• Bones such as mammoth ribs, hide, stone, metal, bark, clay, lime plaster and more are used as building materials.
• A complete Neolithic village was seen at Skara Brae in Scotland, Europe.
• The first mud bricks made with hands belong to the late Stone Age period were found in Jericho.
• Neolithic architecture ranges from tents to megalith (an arrangement of large stones), temples, tombs and dwellings.
Copper Age and Bronze Age Construction
• The Copper Age is known as the early times of the Bronze Age.
• The use of Copper came into existence before 5000 BC and Bronze around 3100 BC.
• The same types of tools were used in both the ages, such as axes and chisel that are new, less brittle and more durable.
• A new tool developed in the Copper Age is the saw, which started using in rock-cut architecture.
• The Egyptians began to build stone temples with the post and lintel construction methods. Learn about: Arches and Lintels in Building Construction.
Iron Age Construction
The Iron Age emerges as the social and cultural environment moved on from a small group of Neolithic peoples of the Stone Age to much larger tribes. Learn more about Iron Age stunning examples of Construction, Architecture and Inventions here:Â Iron Age – The Early days of construction.
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