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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial archaeological sites spanning five millennia of Alpine settlement


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 03:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 111 individual archaeological sites across six countries
  • Occupation span: approximately 5000–500 B.C. (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland; remainder in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, and Slovenia
  • Exceptionally preserved organic materials provide evidence of early agrarian societies

The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps represent a unique serial archaeological property comprising 111 small settlements built ...

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