🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps — Le Grand Lac de Clairvaux
Submerged Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements in the French Jura
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in the Jura region near Clairvaux-les-Lacs, France
- Occupation period: Neolithic and Bronze Ages
- Dwellings built on wooden piles in wetland environment
- Preserved underwater, providing exceptional archaeological evidence
Le Grand Lac de Clairvaux in the French Jura contains the remains of stilt-house settlements dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. These pile dwellings, constructed on wooden stakes driven into the lakebed, represent an adaptation to the region's wetland landscape and offer rare insights into prehistoric European life. The site is part of a larger UNESCO World Heritage designation that encompasses similar prehistoric settlements across the Alpine region ...