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Did the animals of the lake dwellings live inside of the houses (DE)?
 
Young or very precious animals for the breed were probably kept next to the houses.
author: PM / G. Embleton
source & copyright: PM / Pfahlbaumuseum
Answer
There is sporadic evidence of stable-keeping of animals in waterside settlements. However, forest-keeping and stock-keeping on the surrounding fields are likely to have been the standard, later transhumance. But young or very precious animals for the breed were probably kept next to the houses.

This question was answered by:
dr Gunter Schöbel, Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen (DE)
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