🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial archaeological sites spanning five millennia of Alpine settlement
📋 Fast Facts
- 111 archaeological sites across six Alpine countries (Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia)
- Occupation period: approximately 5000–500 BCE (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
- 56 sites located in Switzerland; remainder distributed across Austrian, German, French, Italian, and Slovenian territories
- Exceptionally preserved organic remains provide detailed evidence of early agrarian life and environmental interaction
This serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprises 111 small individual archaeological sites encompassing the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling ...