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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial archaeological sites spanning 5000–500 BCE


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 06:31

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • 111 archaeological sites across the Alps (56 in Switzerland)
  • Period: approximately 5000–500 BCE (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • Located on edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands
  • Exceptionally well-preserved due to waterlogged conditions

This serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprises 111 small individual archaeological sites representing prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements distributed across ...

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