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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·25 days agoDid homes in pre-Colombian America even have rafters?
minus-squareSpookyBogMonster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·25 days 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-up3·25 days 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-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-225 days 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
Depends on where in america. Urban cultures south of the US definitely could have though I am no expert in their architecture.