Meisterschwanden–Erlenhölzli

Meisterschwanden–Erlenhölzli refers to an archaeological site in Meisterschwanden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located approximately 80 metres from the shore of Lake Hallwil. It is a lakeside settlement (also known as a pile dwelling village or palafitte) from the Neolithic period (4th to 3rd millennium BC).[1] The site is not designated as a World Heritage Site, but is recognised and protected as an associated site of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps.[2]

References

  1. ^ Corboud, Pierre; Schaeren, Gishan F. (2017). Die Pfahlbauten der Schweiz (in German). Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte GSK. ISBN 978-3-03797-254-0.
  2. ^ "Pfahlbauten – Gemeinde Meisterschwanden".


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