prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps

Also known as Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps World Heritage Sites in Germany

series of stilt houses built near the Alps mountain range

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Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are ancient stilt houses that were built in areas near the Alps mountain range during early human history. These settlements are important archaeological sites that help us understand how people lived in prehistoric times and adapted to their environment.

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Location: (see map )
Includes: 111 locations in Austria , France , Germany , Italy , Slovenia and Switzerland
Criteria: Cultural: (iv), (v)
Inscription: 2011 (35th Session )
Area: 274.2 ha (678 acres)
Buffer zone: 3,960.77 ha (9,787.3 acres)
Website: www .palafittes .org

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Wikidata facts

Area: 3960.77
Official website: www.palafittes.org
Image: Pfahlbauten Unteruhldingen 2005 05.jpg

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Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located variously in Switzerland (56), Italy (19), Germany (18), France (11), Austria (5) and Slovenia (2) were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. In Slovenia, these were the first World Heritage Sites to be listed for their cultural value.

Excavations conducted at some of the sites have yielded evidence regarding prehistoric life and the way communities interacted with their environment during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages in Alpine Europe. These settlements are a unique group of exceptionally well-preserved and culturally rich archaeological sites, which constitute one of the most important sources for the study of early agrarian societies in the region.