Austria , France , Germany , Italy , Slovenia , Switzerland - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

"This serial property of 111 small individual sites encompasses the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. Excavations, only conducted in some of the sites, have yielded evidence that provides insight into life in prehistoric times during the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Alpine Europe and the way communities interacted with their environment. Fifty-six of the sites are located in Switzerland. The 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."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Wanted: I am still looking for this Prehistoric Pile dwelling WHS for France. Anyone can help? Thanks.

Postcard 1A - AUSTRIA _ Pfahlbauten Am Mondsee
Single view. Thanks to Patrick of Estonia who visited Austria.




Postcard 1B - AUSTRIA - Pfahlbaumusem Mondsee
A nice multi-view postcard Pfahlbaumuseum Mondsee. Thanks to Sarah of Austria.






Postcard 2A - GERMANY - Pfahlbauten
Pfahlbauten, Bodensee, Germany. A reconstruction of a Prehistoric Pile Dwelling in Germany. Thanks to Violet of Germany.





Postcard 2B - GERMANY - Unteruhdlingen
Alpine dwellings at Unteruhldingen, Bodensee, Germany. Thanks to Janet of Germany.




Postcard 2C - GERMANY Pfahlbaumuseum
Pfahlbaumuseum is an open air archaeological museum, located on Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Unteruhldingen, Germany. It has reconstructions of stilt houses or lake dwellings from the Neolithic Stone Age and Bronze Age. Thanks to Sabrina for mailing from Switzerland.

Postcard 3 - ITALY - Palafitte
Palafitte di Ledro Alpine Dwellings. Museo dell Palfitte, Molina di Ledro, Italia. Thanks to Sabine of Italy. Grazie.




Postcard 4 - SLOVENIA - Koliscar
An extra long postcard illustrating the UNESCO World Heritage subsite of Alpine Pile Dwellings in Koliscarjev, Slovenia. Thanks to Martin of Celje, Slovenia which was postmarked on July 13, 2020 and arrived in Penang island on August 14, 2020.


 




Postcard 5A - SWITZERLAND - Underwater
Underwater view of prehistoric Alpine dwelling piles, Switzerland. Thanks to Sara of Switzerland.





Postcard 5B - SWITZERLAND -  Cortallilod
Maquette du village lacustre de Cortallilod. Age du Bronze final (1000 av. J.-C.). Museum model of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Switzerland. Thanks to Zasa of Switzerland.






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