Question

give short note on houses in vedic period

Answer 1

brick structure for them were symbolic of people they had conquered and with whom they chose to differ.

Types of Housing:-

Aryan village was an incorporation of timber and thatched huts of different types:


1] Circular hut


·         The most elementary hut was circular in plan, this was the simplest to construct with bamboo and thatch

·         Circular huts, through easy to erect had obviously functional limitations.


2] Rectangular hut:


·         An addition was made to the circular hut and its form was changed to elastic

·         Elastic nature of bamboos was used in roofing. A barrel like effect was created for the roof by bending the bamboo in the form of an arch and bending the bamboo over bamboo walls.

·         The huts were arranged in groups of the threes or fours around an open courtyard, a conglomerate of such units was a typical Aryan village.

·         The village was defined and screened off from the wildlife of the surrounding forests by a timber fence.

·         A gateway was installed in front of the entry portion, constructed much like a fence and having its horizontal ties raised high enough to provide a controlled entry through which cattle passed to and fro. 

Answer 2

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Houses in vedic period civilization answer in short