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Grenzgänger, traders and the last hunter-gatherers of the North European Plain
DOI chapter:Anscher, Theo J. ten; Knippenberg, Sebastiaan: Unexpected dimensions of a Swifterbant settlement at Medel-De Roeskamp (the Netherlands)
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Unexpected dimensions of a Swifterbant settlement at Medel-De Roeskamp (the Netherlands)
Fig. 6 The southern site showing the features with the location of identified house plans (H) and rows of posts plotted on the density
(in g) of animal bone remains, with RPN = northern row of posts; RPS = southern row of posts.
postholes are generally lighter in colour, and therefore
could have been missed more easily. The house size
varies, but exhibits a continuum between the smallest
one being around 9 m long and almost 5 m wide and
the longest one having a length of 18.5 m, whereas the
widest house, which is not the longest, measures 7 m.
The general plan form is rectangular, with a number of
house plans slightly tapering toward the western end.
Some of the larger houses suggest they had been
divided into different compartments, as certain parts of
the plan exhibit slightly different post configurations,
which is also associated with a difference in posthole
size and depth (Fig. 8). In some, these compartments
can be viewed as being part of the house, suggesting
it was divided into different segments or rooms. In
exceptional cases, for example house 6 (Fig. 8), it may
Unexpected dimensions of a Swifterbant settlement at Medel-De Roeskamp (the Netherlands)
Fig. 6 The southern site showing the features with the location of identified house plans (H) and rows of posts plotted on the density
(in g) of animal bone remains, with RPN = northern row of posts; RPS = southern row of posts.
postholes are generally lighter in colour, and therefore
could have been missed more easily. The house size
varies, but exhibits a continuum between the smallest
one being around 9 m long and almost 5 m wide and
the longest one having a length of 18.5 m, whereas the
widest house, which is not the longest, measures 7 m.
The general plan form is rectangular, with a number of
house plans slightly tapering toward the western end.
Some of the larger houses suggest they had been
divided into different compartments, as certain parts of
the plan exhibit slightly different post configurations,
which is also associated with a difference in posthole
size and depth (Fig. 8). In some, these compartments
can be viewed as being part of the house, suggesting
it was divided into different segments or rooms. In
exceptional cases, for example house 6 (Fig. 8), it may