Why
did the Neolithic people use the shoreline of the lake to set up dwellings?
In addition, dendroclimatic analysis shows that
the production of ligneous matter by the trees dropped suddenly four years
prior to the installation of dwellings, thereby confirming a decrease in humidity.
Curve
of the average wood production measured on the posts of the first occupation.
This
dry period cleared the soft, bared land at the edge of the lake and made building
simpler since it was easy to drive posts into the
ground. Also, farmers tend to try to move closer to water when sources dry up,
in particular in order their for livestock to drink for them and the cattle.
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Excavation shows that a wide strip of shore was dried up by the drop in the
level of the water a decade or so before the occupation period since no vegetation
had time to colonize it.
