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title: Mesolithic Hut in Ireland
author: James Matuszak
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4033/mesolithic-hut-in-ireland/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mesolithic Hut in Ireland
_Authored by James Matuszak_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4033.jpg)
## Image Caption
Mesolithic Hut used by hunter-gatherers travelling from region to region, building villages of wooden huts with domed roofing of bark and animal skin. These huts were communal lodges for extended families with a single basin-shaped fire pit in the center and a round opening in the roof for ventilation of smoke. This is a reconstructed version but originals have been dated back to 4000 BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Matuszak, J. (2015, August 31). Mesolithic Hut in Ireland. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Matuszak, James. "Mesolithic Hut in Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 31, 2015. .
### MLA
Matuszak, James. "Mesolithic Hut in Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Aug 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jameszak/15039816557/) by **James Matuszak**. Submitted by [Dominique Chapman](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dominique.chapman/ "User Page: Dominique Chapman"), published on 31 August 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.