Editing Tent (section)

== History ==
[[File:010 Conrad Cichorius, Die Reliefs der Traianssäule, Tafel X.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Roman Army]] leather tents (centre left), as depicted on [[Trajan's Column]] in Rome (photo of plaster casts)]]

A form of tent called a teepee or [[tipi]], noted for its cone shape and peak [[smoke hole]], was also used by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes and [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Aboriginal Canadians]] of the [[Plains Indians]] since ancient times, variously estimated from 10,000 to 4,000 years&nbsp;BC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.teepeejoy.com/teepee-history/ |title=The History Behind Teepee Dwellings |website=Teepee Joy |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.arc.048 |title=Tipis |last=Wishart |first=David J. |website=Encyclopedia of the Great Plains |publisher=University of Nebraska |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

Tents were used at least as far back as the early [[Iron Age]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.turas.tv/2018/07/a-brief-history-of-tents/ |title=A Brief History of Tents - where did tents originate? The History of Tents. |date=2018-07-14 |website=www.turas.tv |language=en-GB |access-date=2020-02-14 |archive-date=2022-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302022946/https://www.turas.tv/2018/07/a-brief-history-of-tents/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are mentioned in the [[Bible]]; for example, in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis 4:20]] [[Jabal (Bible)|Jabal]] is described as "the first to live in tents and raise [[sheep]] and [[goat]]s". The [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Army used leather tents, copies of which have been used successfully by modern re-enactors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.legiotricesima.org/campusMartis/conturbernium/ContuberniumTent.html |title=ContuberniumTent |publisher=Legiotricesima.org |access-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> Various styles developed over time, some derived from traditional nomadic tents, such as the [[yurt]].

Most military tents throughout history were of a simple ridge design. The major [[technological]] advance was the use of linen or hemp canvas for the canopy versus leather for the Romans. The primary use of tents was still to provide portable shelter for a small number of men in the field.

By [[World War I]] larger designs were being deployed in rear areas to provide shelter for support activities and supplies.
Four types of tents which can be characterized by their unique shapes are A-Frame tents, Pyramid tents, Hoop tents , and Dome tents. tents tend not to be very spacious, given their ground surface area.