The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.
-- Edward Burnett Tylor
   
Edward Burnett Tylor   Name:
Edward Burnett Tylor
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
English
Birth:
October 2, 1832
Death:
January 2, 1917
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