🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps — Lac d'Aiguebelette, zone sud
Neolithic and Bronze Age wetland settlements in the French Alps
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising 111 sites across six Alpine countries
- Neolithic and Bronze Age stilt-house settlements spanning 5000–500 B.C.
- Exceptional preservation of organic materials including wood, textiles, and food remains
- Musée Lac et Nature in Lépin-le-Lac provides access to exhibits and reconstructed dwellings
Lac d'Aiguebelette, zone sud represents one of the most archaeologically significant underwater sites within the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site contains the well-preserved remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age stilt-house settlements built on wooden piles driven into the lakebed, creating a unique adaptation to the wetland environment. Waterlogged conditions have exceptionally preserved organic materials—wood, textiles, plant remains, and food ...