What were the first man-made dwellings like?

by Volraith

I don't think I can really explain the question much further.

I'm curious about the first homes that were actually purpose built, you know...not just finding a cave and taking up space there :D

masiakasaurus

Well, given that all great apes build loose "nests" with leaves and branches to sleep in the answer is probably something like that, but we have no proof it.

The oldest evidence of structures built by hominids are simple huts with a roof of branches and a base line of stones like the ones of Terra Amata, France and Chichibu, Japan. Dating is uneasy but they might be as old as 400,000 or 500,000 years old. In consequence, they are far older than the origin of our own species and were built by individuals of the Homo erectus species complex.

hockeyrugby

I think that you can make your questions a little more clear? There are caves that show structured areas. Some even have been used and reused over and over again (I believe by different species of humans) throughout time. That said, Are you interested in Modern Humans? If so are you asking about post cave dwellings with actual huts or floors?

Searocksandtrees