longhouses
Extended family homes
Longhouses are large, narrow communal dwellings built by various cultures throughout history.
Native American peoples of the Northeast, particularly the Iroquois, constructed longhouses from wooden frames covered with bark, housing multiple related families under one roof.
Similar structures appeared in Viking Scandinavia and medieval Europe.
The longhouse could shelter an entire clan.
Native American confederacy
- MohawkIroquoian nation from Northeast
- SenecaStoic moralist of Rome
- OneidaIroquoian people of New York
- CayugaHaudenosaunee confederacy member
Onondaga · wampum · birchbark · Borneo · Maori · potlatch · totem · matrilineal
Construction using heavy wooden beams
- raftersSloped roof beams
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- ridgepolePeak beam supporting rafters
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
- feastingEating sumptuously together
hearth · thatch · benches · Beowulf · medieval · reenactment · archaeological · settlement
Related group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- villageSmall rural community
elders · children · ceremonies · storytelling · gatherings · lineage
Protected place or structure
- residencePlace one inhabits
- habitationPlace where people live
- domesticOf the home
- year-roundOccurring all seasons
seasonal · permanent · semi-permanent · agricultural · storage · warmth · protection · compartmentalized
Iroquois
Native American confederacy
Cayuga · Onondaga · wampum · birchbark · Borneo · Maori · potlatch · totem · matrilineal
timber-frame
Construction using heavy wooden beams
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
feasting · hearth · thatch · benches · Beowulf · medieval · reenactment · archaeological · settlement · Borg
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
village · elders · children · ceremonies · storytelling · gatherings · lineage
shelter
Protected place or structure
- residencePlace one inhabits
- habitationPlace where people live
- domesticOf the home
year-round · seasonal · permanent · semi-permanent · agricultural · storage · warmth · protection · compartmentalized · partitioned
- Asian PrehistoryPaleolithic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, hunter-gatherers, stone tools
- Haida Gwaiitotem poles, cedar canoes, potlatch, watchmen
- Klallampotlatch, salmon fishing, cedar canoes
- Viking ArchaeologyOseberg ship, runestones, ship burials, Viking ships, burial mounds
- NordicNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
longhouseshut
Small crude dwelling
cottage · bungalow · tiny house · studio apartment · cabin
longhousesprivate residence
detached house · single-family home · hermitage · bachelor pad
longhousestower
Tall slender edifice
high-rise · skyscraper · roundhouse · dome · igloo