The compositional and functional study of the Liv fishermen’s homesteads

Abstract

Abstract. The clusters of the homesteads of the old Liv fishermen from Cape Kolka to Staldzene keep only some of the mosaic grains from the pride and glory of fishermen's homes which existed until the war. In the 30s of the 20 th century, the farming and everyday life of the coastal people is marked only by separate outhouses − the cattle-shed, fishing net, boat and firewood sheds, smokehouses, cellars. They are witnessing the bygone farming by the sea as the boats, fishing nets, plank-ways, and people who have the skill to take a boat offshore have disappeared. Today, it is difficult to name settlements as the Liv villages because the number of the disappeared homesteads and lost people in the last 50 years is so huge that it can only be considered as a distant reflection of the situation it was until 1940. Today, this coastline is functioning as an open-air museum, in which the recreation and tourism industry is developing. Only a rare fishing boat slides into the sea at night, landing the fishing nets and collecting them in the morning, so maintaining a still alive skill in fishing and fish processing. Thanks to today's rigorous legislation, small fragments of the historical tradition of farming and building are being slowly recovered. By studying them during the expedition, there is an opportunity to get information about the compositional and functional criteria of the old fishermen's homesteads.

Hemiboreālo mežu degšanas vēsture un kokaudžu atjaunošanās degumos = Forest fire history and post-fire regeneration patterns in hemiboreal forests

“…Largely, coastal fishery was prohibited in this region; the exception was only for a few coastal villages. In parallel, the agricultural system was changed from private to collective farming, which led to the abandonment of many fields and meadows (Ržepicka & Ziemelniece, 2017). Consequently, the overall decline in economic activity likely decreased the occurrence human-related ignition.…”

“…Sikrags, Kolka). In parallel, agricultural production experienced a transition from private to collective farming, which led to the abandonment of many remote and less productive fields and meadows, due to decline in their economic value (Ržepicka and Ziemelniece, 2017). Consequently, a considerable proportion of the local population had lost their main income source and migrated away from this region.…”