Architectural Styles

    Paleolithic

    Alternatives / subperiods 

    Timeline

    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

     Old Stone Age

    Wikipedia

    < 10,000 BC.

    • Natural shelters
    • temporary structures,
    • fireplaces,
    • materials locally available,
    • art & symbolism,
    • venus figurines,
    • social spaces, 
    • Europe
    • Africa, Siberia
    • Australia
    • South America
    • North America
    • Middle East

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Custom Hotel Examples

    • Caves
    • rock shelters,
    • huts
    • tents
    • dugouts
    • pole frames
    • hearths
    • buri
    • Caves – Lascaux, Chauvet , Altamira.
    • Huts – Dolní Věstonice (Czech Rep)
    • Megalithic structures – Göbekli Tepe 
    • Caves
    • rock shelters
    • temporary structures with hearths
    • seasonal camps.
    • Dolní Věstonice (Czech Republic)
    • N/A

    Landmarks