Tree house
**Historical Evolution of Tree Houses:**
– Building tree platforms/nests is a habit of great apes.
– Evidence of prehistoric human-made tree houses is scarce.
– Archaic humans may have lived in trees until about 40,000 years ago.
– Skeletal changes due to human bipedalism started at least four million years ago.
– Savannah hypothesis suggests early humans adapted to ground life for efficient locomotion.
– Prehistoric hypotheses suggest tree houses were built for shelter from ground dangers.
– Speculative hypothesis suggests archaic humans lived in trees.
– Early bipedal hominins may have retained tree-climbing abilities.
– Savannah hypothesis explains early human adaptation to ground life.
**Tree Houses Among Indigenous People:**
– Some indigenous people build tree houses for protection.
– Korowai people in Papua build tree houses on tall tree trunks.
– Tree houses are used to protect occupants and store food.
– Korowai tribe builds tree houses to escape ground dangers.
– Majority of Korowai clans live in tree houses for protection.
**Modern Tree Houses in Society:**
– Trees historically integrated into building construction.
– Modern tree houses are used for play, leisure, and accommodation.
– Tree houses are part of the living architecture trend.
– They are an eco-friendly housing option in forested areas.
– Construction materials used for modern tree houses.
**Support Methods and Technology for Tree Houses:**
– Techniques to fasten structure to trees to minimize damage.
– Struts, stilts, stay rods used for support.
– Friction and tension fasteners are common for securing tree houses.
– Invasive methods using nails, screws, bolts require planning.
– Treehouse attachment bolts developed in the 1990s for greater support.
**Occupancy, Construction, and Resources for Tree Houses:**
– Julia Butterfly Hill occupied a Californian redwood for 738 days.
– Treehouse construction involves various support types.
– Safety issues and dangerous design aspects need to be considered.
– Treehouse Attachment Bolts and Garnier Limbs are common.
– Resources like books, online guides, supplies, and professional builders are available for tree house construction.
A tree house, tree fort or treeshed, is a platform or building constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground level. Tree houses can be used for recreation, work space, habitation, a hangout space and observation. People occasionally connect ladders or staircases to get up to the platforms.
