🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Kehrsiten, Switzerland
📋 Fast Facts
- Serial property comprising 111 archaeological sites across Alpine Europe
- Settlements dated 5000–500 B.C. (Neolithic and Bronze Age periods)
- 56 sites located in Switzerland; additional sites in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia
- Built on lake shores, river edges, and wetlands; exceptionally well-preserved organic remains
The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps form a serial UNESCO World Heritage property of 111 interconnected archaeological sites spanning the Alpine region and its periphery. These settlements, established between approximately 5000 and 500 B.C., represent some of the most extensively studied and best-preserved records of early agricultural societies in Europe. The waterlogged conditions at lake shores, river edges, and wetlands created anaerobic environments that preserved wood ...