Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
series of stilt houses built near the Alps mountain range
About Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
In the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, from around 5000 to 500 B.C., people in the Alpine countries lived in pile dwellings, or houses built on stilts. They were not always erected above bodies of water, but over marshland, some of which has now turned into lakes (matter of fact, some of the dwellings are nowadays entirely under water).Archaeological excavationsand studies at these sites have provided great insights into the early agrarian societies in the region.
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