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Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia Western Europe in the Middle Ages a course on the Medieval Period from Lynn Nelson, U Kansas In the center of the Veluwe Region of the Netherlands, on a sandy upland north of the Rhine River, lies the early medieval settlement of Kootwijk. Although Kootwijk was first occupied beginning in the Mesolithic period, it is a typical settlement for the 6th through 11th centuries AD, and a perfect opportunity for a glimpse into the Dutch Middle Ages. The earliest medieval occupation of Kootwijk was a small hamlet, comprised of a few fenced-in farmsteads. Each farmstead held a main building and numerous outbuildings. Later in the 7th century, a single elite farmstead was built, consisting of a characteristic boat-shaped residence. This structure, measuring approximately 25 meters (75 feet) in length by 8 meters (25 feet) in width, and with slightly constricted ends, was organized with an interior fireplace and a cow shed at one end. Such boat-shaped residences were common for the next several generations of people living at Kootwijk, and archaeological evidence of similar structures can be found throughout northwestern Europe beginning in the 7th century AD. | |
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