A burdei or bordei (Romanian: bordei, Ukrainian: бурдей) [1] is a type of pit-house or half-dugout shelter, somewhat between a sod house and a log cabin. This style is native to the Carpathian Mountains and forest steppes of Eastern Europe. In Romania, it is a traditional "rustic" house made of clay and built below the earth's surface.

A burdei is actually a sort of hybrid of a log cabin and sod house. It is half-dugout, and may have a wooden floor. Many cultures had burdeis. Neolithic burdeis were typically elliptical-shaped, with the roof just slightly above the ground.

2016年5月17日 · Burdei sod homes as built in Ukraine, Canada, Kansas and elsewhere utilize local natural materials. “The first order of business for any pioneer family was to make sure that they had shelter. In the Ukraine, some of the very first houses were simple huts that were made from sod and logs.

2023年10月21日 · A burdei or bordei is a humble war time structure half dug out of the earth which is a combination of sod and logs. It is native to the Carpathian Mountains and early Eastern Europe. In Romania...

A burdei, or bordei (Ukrainian: бордей, Romanian: bordei) is a type of half-dugout shelter, somewhat between a sod house and a log cabin. This style is native to the Carpathian Mountains and forest steppes of eastern Europe. In countries like Romania, the burdei was built to …

2015年1月1日 · Rural homes, ‘bordei’ type, had an extensive occurrence in Europe and beyond, found in various forms in different geographic regions throughout the history of manmade dwellings.

What is a bordei or burdei? A bordei is a half-dugout shelter made by wood and clay. In general is a home half underground and covered with soil where the vegetation is growing up. In the middle...

burdei (plural burdeis) A half-dugout shelter, a combination of a sod house and a log cabin, found in Eastern Europe

A burdei or bordei is a type of pit-house or half-dugout shelter, somewhat between a sod house and a log cabin. This style is native to the Carpathian Mountains and forest steppes of Eastern Europe.

Burdei Based on field research and archaeological findings; reconstructed to 1900 This temporary shelter was home to newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants for anywhere from several weeks to several years. Many new immigrants focused on clearing land and planting crops before building a larger, more permanent home.