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The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps are the remains of prehistoric settlements in the lakes and moors of the Alpine region. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps consists of 111 locations spread across six countries around the Alps: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. These pile dwellings were built between 5000 BC and 500 BC. The remains of these prehistoric wooden pile dwellings provide a lively insight into the lives of early agricultural societies and the development of ancient farming methods in the Alpine region. Due to the rising water level most of the remains of the prehistoric pile dwellings are no longer visible; they can now only be found underwater. Several Pile Dwelling Museums house collections of objects found by archaeologists during their research. These objects mainly include pottery and tools; they fell into the lakes during prehistoric daily life or when the wooden pile dwellings collapsed over the course of time. A number of reconstructed prehistoric pile dwellings are located in the Pfahlbaumuseum in Unteruhldingen on the shores of Lake Constance in Germany. The reconstructed pile dwellings give a lively insight into the way prehistoric people lived. Some other locations of the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps: The Islet of Virginia in Italy and Mondsee Lake in Austria. The pile dwellings are also known as stilt houses or palafittes. The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps gained the status as a UNESCO World Heritage in 2011. World Heritage Art: Palafitte

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: A reconstructed prehistoric pile dwelling village. This prehistoric pile dwelling village can be seen at  the Pfahlbaumuseum in Unteruhldingen on Lake Constance (Bodensee). This open air museum provides a lively insight into the early agricultural societies in the Alpine region in the period from 4000 BC to 850 BC. The UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps consists of 111 induvidial locations spread accross six countries around the Alps. These pile dwellings are the remains of prehistoric settlements in the lakes and moors around the Alps.

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: The reconstructed Hornstaad House and the Arbon House in the background. The Hornstaad House was erected in accordance with the research results from Lake Constance. The Late Neolithic Arbon House is the result of a joint project by German and Swiss archaeologists. The Prehistoric pile dwellings have been in existence at the shores of all large lakes around the Alps, they were discovered at lakes in Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland. The prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. Pile dwellings were also found at some lakes in Latvia, Lithuania and Spain, but these are not part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing.

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: The reconstructed pile dwellings at the Neolithic Age Village in Unteruhldingen, Germany. The Neolithic Age Village was reconstructed according to archaeological discoveries at Federsee and the municipality of Sipplingen on Lake Constance (the Bodensee). The Pfahlbaumuseum (Lake Dwelling Museum) in Unteruhldingen is a spacious open-air museum featuring reconstructed pile dwellings dating from the period 4000 BC to 850 BC. The first dwellings were reconstructed in 1922 based on archaeological excavations. These prehistoric pile dwellings are also known as stilt houses or palafittes.

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: A reconstructed prehistoric pile dwelling village at the Pfahlbaumuseum in Unteruhldingen in Germany. This Neolithic Age Village was reconstructed according to archaeological finds. This village is surrounded by a reed palisade. The first houses were reconstructed in 1922; these houses were built with the same materials and techniques used in the New Stone Age, around 3500 BC. The series of 111 original prehistoric pile dwellings across six countries around the Alps was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011.

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: This pile dwelling village was reconstructed according to artefacts found in Lake Constance. This reconstructed pile dwelling village is situated in the village of Unteruhldingen in Germany; the reconstructed pile dwellings give a lively insight into the way prehistoric people lived. During the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, smaller and larger settlements existed on the shores of Lake Constance. The prehistoric settlements could possibly have five or eighty houses. Due to the rising water level related to global warming, most of the original remains of these prehistoric pile dwellings are no longer visible; nowadays they can only be found underwater.

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   Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps: The reconstructed Neolithic Hornstaad House in Unteruhldingen on Lake Constance. The Hornstaad House was reconstructed by four craftsmen of the Pfahlbaumuseum in Unteruhldingen. The house was reconstructed during the summer of 1996 in just twenty days. The house is made of wood, grass and clay. The reconstruction of the house is based on the results of archaeological excavations of the oldest lake dwellings (3617 BC) on the shores of Lake Constance. In 2009, the house was completely destroyed by a severe hail storm. The Hornstaad House was rebuilt in 2011.