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Borie

Bori

Borri

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Europe [TGN]

France [TGN]

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [TGN]

Vaucluse [TGN]

Lubéron

Gordes

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Architecture [AAT]

Hut

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France

Provence

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Housing

Houses [AAT]

Huts [AAT]

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Text Reference :

http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=borie&logic=AND&note=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300252405

http://www.answers.com/topic/gordes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordes

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"Huts of variable plan constructed of dry-laid masonry walls and domed roofs; found in rural areas of Provence, France, of generally indeterminate date from the prehistoric period until the 19th century CE; may also have had agricultural uses." [TGN]

Evidence of bories has been found going back 3,000 years.  As many as 200,000 to 300,000 individually positioned stones are used in the construction of one borie.   Bories are scattered all over the Lubéron in Vaucluse. Some are of recent vintage, some appear to be ageless. In the 18th century, these shelters were often used as herdsmen’s huts.  Constructed of dry stone, without the use of mortar or cement, bories are nevertheless watertight and symmetrical.