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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoDid homes in pre-Colombian America even have rafters?
minus-squareSpookyBogMonster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoLonghouses probably would have, but Tipi’s definitely didn’t. That said, putting sharp objects where children can’t reach them seems like a pretty universal solution to a common problem. Rafters or not
minus-squareSreudianFlip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoCone tents and tipis definitely have stuff strung up high every time I have been in them: modern usage being suggestive of tradition I suppose
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYes, the pueblos of the southwest immediately come to mind, as well as the longhouses in northern areas.
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoDepends on where in america. Urban cultures south of the US definitely could have though I am no expert in their architecture.
Did homes in pre-Colombian America even have rafters?
Longhouses probably would have, but Tipi’s definitely didn’t.
That said, putting sharp objects where children can’t reach them seems like a pretty universal solution to a common problem. Rafters or not
Cone tents and tipis definitely have stuff strung up high every time I have been in them: modern usage being suggestive of tradition I suppose
Yes, the pueblos of the southwest immediately come to mind, as well as the longhouses in northern areas.
Depends on where in america. Urban cultures south of the US definitely could have though I am no expert in their architecture.