🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Les Marais de Saint-Jorioz, Lake Annecy, France
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising 111 sites across six Alpine countries
- Waterlogged conditions have preserved organic materials including wood, textiles, and plant remains
- Settlements date from approximately 5000 to 500 B.C., spanning Neolithic and Bronze Age periods
- Underwater sites are not directly accessible to the public; artifacts displayed at Palais de l'Isle museum in Annecy
Les Marais de Saint-Jorioz represents one component of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2011. Located on the edge of Lake Annecy in the French Alps, this archaeological site contains remains of prehistoric stilt-house settlements built on wooden piles driven into the lakebed. The site exemplifies human adaptation to wetland environments during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, offering exceptional evidence of daily life, crafts, and ...