🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial archaeological sites spanning five millennia of Alpine settlement
📌 Fast Facts
- Sites: 111 archaeological sites across six Alpine countries
- Timespan: Approximately 5000 to 500 BCE, Neolithic and Bronze Age
- Distribution: 56 sites in Switzerland; others in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia
- UNESCO inscription: 2011
The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps is a serial archaeological property comprising 111 sites distributed across the Alpine region that document early agricultural settlement from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age. These waterlogged settlements, constructed between approximately 5000 and 500 BCE on the edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands, preserve organic materials in exceptional detail. The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...