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Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich

Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich comprises 11 – or 10% of all European pile dwelling sites – of a total of 56 prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps in Switzerland, that are located around Lake Zurich in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich.[1]

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Seedamm and reconstruction of the medieval lake bridge at Rapperswil, Lake Zurich to the left, Obersee to the right, Hurden in the foreground; the area of three pile dwellings and the Neolithic lake crossing.
LocationCantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich in Switzerland
Part ofPrehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Includes
CriteriaCultural: (iv), (v)
Reference1363
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Websitewww.palafittes.org/en/index.html

Geography edit

These 11 – including one further on the nearby Greifensee and Robenhausen on Pfäffikersee lakeshore – prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements were built from around 5000 BC to 500 BC and are concentrated within an area of about 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi), on Lake Zurich respectively Obersee lakeshore in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich.

As part of a series of, in all, 111 European prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, they were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2011. Archaeological excavations were conducted in only some of the sites, to preserve the heritage for future generations. Nevertheless, the excavations 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. 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.[2][3]

Topography edit

Contrary to popular belief, the settlements were not erected over water, but on nearby marshy land, among them on the Seedamm respectively Frauenwinkel area, or, on the then swamp land between the Limmat and Lake Zurich around Sechseläutenplatz on small islands and peninsulas in Zürich. The settlements were set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the Linth and Jona. Because the lake has grown in size over time, most of the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) under the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft), giving modern observers the false impression that they always had been surrounded by water.

Sites on Lake Zurich lakeshore area edit

Of the transnational 111 serial sites 56 are in Switzerland in 15 (out of 26) different Swiss cantons. Excavations of the "Pan-European stilt house settlements" began in Switzerland. During the winter of 1853–54, in the context of lowered water levels at Lake Zurich, archaeologist Ferdinand Keller discovered the remains of the Meilen–Rorenhaab site.[4][5][6] Probably the majority of the important sites of the so-called Horgen culture are situated on lakeshore, including Grosser Hafner on a former lake island and Kleiner Hafner on a peninsula at Sechseläutenplatz respectively at the effluence of the Limmat, and Zürich–Enge Alpenquai within an area of about 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres) in the city of Zürich. The prehistoric lake crossings on the upper lake (Obersee) between Rapperswil and Hurden on the Seedamm area, including the four pile dwellings Rapperswil-Jona-Technikum, Seegubel, Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn and Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld are unique on a world scale. The settlement Robenhausen at the Pfäffikersee is also a unique site, discovered and researched by Jakob Messikommer at the end of the 19th century, as being continuously inhabited for thousands of years; most of the settlements were inhabited for some decades and then re-erected at a quite different location.

Native name Description Location Canton Coordinates Size (ha)[7] Buffer (ha)[7] Serial ID Approx. occupied (BC)[8] Image
Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn provides early evidence of transport routes combined with special metal finds interpreted as sacrificial offerings. The site includes several lake crossings beginning in the Horgen culture. Several Early Bronze Age construction phases have been identified, as well as remains from the Hallstatt culture and Roman era providing dendrochronological dates about periods from which no other sites are known.[9] Hurden Schwyz 47°13′10.38″N 8°48′24.6″E / 47.2195500°N 8.806833°E / 47.2195500; 8.806833 (Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn) 4.32 20.10 1363-027
CH-SZ-01
3500–3000
2000–500
 
Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld The early Corded ware culture in one of several settlement phases provided dates which is of particular scientific interest in terms of the emergence and dissemination in Switzerland. The layers are extraordinarily well preserved and hold valuable reserves of research material. Extending over 300 metres (984 ft) to 400 metres (1,312 ft) metres, the settlement is also of great interest due to its function and internal organization on this important transport route crossing the lake.[10] Hurden Schwyz 47°12′43.05″N 8°48′8.22″E / 47.2119583°N 8.8022833°E / 47.2119583; 8.8022833 (Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld) 2.40 16.12 1363-028
CH-SZ-02
3500–2500  
Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach Distinctive house plans and a cultural layer dating from the middle phase of the Corded Ware period, is of particular importance in that multi-phase settlement. The evidence of a settlement from the transitional phase between the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, is another interesting aspect of the site, yielded a date of 1490 BC, which is very late within the Early Bronze Age pile-dwelling period. The dates refer to the same period as the transport routes across the lake from Hurden-Rosshorn to Rapperswil (CH-SZ-01). and slightly post-date the neighbouring site Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum (CH-SG-02).[11] HombrechtikonKempraten Zürich 47°14′19.66″N 8°47′45.96″E / 47.2387944°N 8.7961000°E / 47.2387944; 8.7961000 (Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach) 7.50 15.50 1363-031
CH-SG-01
4000–1000  
Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum Multiple palisades and a clear visible settlement structure located on a former island, characterise the Early Bronze Age site dated in the 17th century BC. It points to the same period as the early footbridges across the Seedamm between Rapperswil and Hurden-Rosshorn (CH-SZ-01). The settlement was certainly of great importance as the centre of the region, and it may even have played a role in controlling this important transport route.[12] Rapperswil St. Gallen 47°13′14.21″N 8°48′56.55″E / 47.2206139°N 8.8157083°E / 47.2206139; 8.8157083 (Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum) 0.92 49.10 1363-032
CH-SZ-02
2000–1500  
Erlenbach–Winkel From the Early Bronze Age (20th/19th centuries BC) are numerous finds and ground plans of Corded Ware houses of particular interest. The latter are associated with material from the final phase of the Corded Ware Culture marking a hiatus of 600 years in the period of constructing pile dwellings north of the Alps until the Early Bronze Age. In a European context, the house constructions are of particular interest, because the Corded Ware Culture is defined mainly by its grave finds, whereas settlements are usually missing from the archaeological record.[13] Erlenbach Zürich 47°17′49.91″N 8°35′46.31″E / 47.2971972°N 8.5961972°E / 47.2971972; 8.5961972 (Erlenbach–Winkel) 3.01 6.60 1363-050
CH-ZH-01
4000–1500
1000–500
 
Greifensee–Storen/Wildsberg Characterized is that settlement by a large settlement area on a very steep slope on Greifensee lakeshore. From a scientific point of view and besides the location, a particularly interesting aspect is a phase of occupation dating from the Late Horgen culture. Furthermore, a copper spiral coil and a copper dagger from the Pfyn culture bear early witness to the processing of metal in this region. The settlement is largely undisturbed and thus holds great scientific potential for future research.[14] Greifensee Zürich (Greifensee) 47°21′37.8″N 8°40′51.51″E / 47.360500°N 8.6809750°E / 47.360500; 8.6809750 (Greifensee–Storen/Wildsberg) 9.59 11.70 1363-051
CH-ZH-02
4000–2500  
Meilen–Rorenhaab As mentioned, this site was the starting point of pile-dwelling research and therefore interesting from the point of view of research history. It is one of several sites in a small area illustrating the typical settlement dynamics of a micro-region during the Neolithic. All periods are represented here, usually with several settlement phases, but particularly from the Early Bronze Age interesting are numerous dendrochronological dates, which allow to study the development of this period.[15] Meilen Zürich 47°15′50.14″N 8°39′36.82″E / 47.2639278°N 8.6602278°E / 47.2639278; 8.6602278 (Meilen–Rorenhaab) 0.70 4.80 1363-052
CH-ZH-06
4000–2500
2000–1500
1000–500
 
Wädenswil–Vorder Au Located on the Au Peninsula, the site has yielded special pottery from the transitional period between the Pfyn and Horgen Cultures. The Corded Ware settlement phase contained a bell beaker, which allowed to draw conclusions on the links between the Corded Ware and Bell Beaker Cultures. Since it has yielded a special type of pottery, the Early Bronze Age settlement phase is also important, and helps trace the distribution of Arbon style pottery in the region during the 17th century BC.[16] Au-Wädenswil Zürich 47°14′48.88″N 8°39′11.64″E / 47.2469111°N 8.6532333°E / 47.2469111; 8.6532333 (Vorder Au) 1.49 22.50 1363-053
CH-ZH-07
3500–1500  
Wetzikon–Robenhausen Robenhausen in the spacious area is characterized by the excellent preservation of organic remains, and the site is known for its evidence of textile production. It has yielded numerous excellently preserved organic finds assemblages, mainly of textiles as well as parts of a Neolithic loom. An unusual find was a board, which was probably a Pfyn-period door.[17] Wetzikon Zürich (Pfäffikersee) 47°20′9.05″N 8°47′8.16″E / 47.3358472°N 8.7856000°E / 47.3358472; 8.7856000 (Wetzikon–Robenhausen) 0.92 155.00 1363-054
CH-ZH-08
4000–2500
2000–1500
1000–500
 
Zürich–Enge Alpenquai Alpenquai in the city of Zürich is one of the most important Late Bronze Age lakeside settlements in Central Europe: its huge size and its almost uninterrupted occupation from 1050 BC to 800 BC, rich imports and the excellent state of preservation of the layers with unique organic finds and architectural elements mark it as a cultural heritage site of worldwide importance. In addition, the final phase dates from the transition to the Iron Age, a period otherwise rarely found.[6] Zürich-Enge Zürich 47°21′52.06″N 8°32′19.47″E / 47.3644611°N 8.5387417°E / 47.3644611; 8.5387417 (Zürich–Enge Alpenquai) 2.93 17.40 1363-055
CH-ZH-09
1500–500  
Zürich–Grosser HafnerKleiner Hafner Once a former island or peninsula at the estuary of Lake Zurich lakeshore and the Limmat, the settlement Kleiner Hafner including the former island Grosser Hafner are very rare sites, because all periods of pile dwelling are represented. There are finds from the Neolithic Egolzwil, Cortaillod and Horgen cultures forming an important reference assemblage which allows to study the cultural development during the late 5th and early 4th millennia BC.[18] Zürich Zürich 47°21′58.19″N 8°32′38.66″E / 47.3661639°N 8.5440722°E / 47.3661639; 8.5440722 (Grosser und Kleiner Hafner) 0.64 16.56 1363-056
CH-ZH-10
5000–1500
1000–500
 

Sources, among them area, date and location as well as coordinates and ID, used in the table base on Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, and are listed as references.[19][20] The list bases on the dates of December 2014.

Protection edit

 
Seegubel: Remains of the stone axe making, including tees, pieces with saw wafers, semi-finished products and finished blades, which show the manufacturing processes.

As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, each of these 11 prehistoric pile dwellings is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object of national importance.[21]

Hence, the area of each settlement is provided as a historical site under federal protection, within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on the nature and cultural heritage (German: Bundesgesetz über den Natur- und Heimatschutz NHG) of 1 July 1966. Unauthorised researching and purposeful gathering of findings represent a criminal offense according to Art. 24.[22]

See also edit

Literature edit

  • Peter J. Suter, Helmut Schlichtherle et al.: Pfahlbauten – Palafittes – Palafitte. Palafittes, Biel 2009. ISBN 978-3-906140-84-1.
  • Beat Eberschweiler: Ur- und frühgeschichtliche Verkehrswege über den Zürichsee: Erste Ergebnisse aus den Taucharchäologischen Untersuchungen beim Seedamm. In: Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins des Kantons Schwyz, Volume 96, Schwyz 2004.[23]

References edit

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  2. ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Site – Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps". UNESCO. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  3. ^ "Six new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  4. ^ Keller, Ferdinand (1854). "Die keltischen Pfahlbauten in den Schweizerseen". Mittheilungen der Antiquarischen Gesellschaft in Zürich. 1.
  5. ^ Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Keller, Ferdinand" . The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
  6. ^ a b . palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  7. ^ a b Size includes the area of the settlement; buffer zone comprises also lakeshore area in hectares (ha) – 0.404687261 hectare = 1 acre.
  8. ^ . palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
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  20. ^ Location and coordinates taken from Palafittes.org nominating documents-Revised executive summary 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed 12 August 2011. Coordinates converted from UTM.
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External links edit

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Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich comprises 11 or 10 of all European pile dwelling sites of a total of 56 prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps in Switzerland that are located around Lake Zurich in the cantons of Schwyz St Gallen and Zurich 1 UNESCO World Heritage SiteSeedamm and reconstruction of the medieval lake bridge at Rapperswil Lake Zurich to the left Obersee to the right Hurden in the foreground the area of three pile dwellings and the Neolithic lake crossing LocationCantons of Schwyz St Gallen and Zurich in SwitzerlandPart ofPrehistoric Pile Dwellings around the AlpsIncludesHurden Rosshorn Hurden Seefeld Feldbach Technikum Winkel Storen Wildsberg Rorenhaab Vorder Au Robenhausen Enge Alpenquai Grosse Stadt Kleiner HafnerCriteriaCultural iv v Reference1363Inscription2011 35th Session Websitewww wbr palafittes wbr org wbr en wbr index wbr htmlMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Contents 1 Geography 2 Topography 3 Sites on Lake Zurich lakeshore area 4 Protection 5 See also 6 Literature 7 References 8 External linksGeography editThese 11 including one further on the nearby Greifensee and Robenhausen on Pfaffikersee lakeshore prehistoric pile dwelling or stilt house settlements were built from around 5000 BC to 500 BC and are concentrated within an area of about 40 square kilometres 15 sq mi on Lake Zurich respectively Obersee lakeshore in the cantons of Schwyz St Gallen and Zurich As part of a series of in all 111 European prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps they were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2011 Archaeological excavations were conducted in only some of the sites to preserve the heritage for future generations Nevertheless the excavations 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 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 2 3 Topography editContrary to popular belief the settlements were not erected over water but on nearby marshy land among them on the Seedamm respectively Frauenwinkel area or on the then swamp land between the Limmat and Lake Zurich around Sechselautenplatz on small islands and peninsulas in Zurich The settlements were set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the Linth and Jona Because the lake has grown in size over time most of the original piles are now around 4 metres 13 ft to 7 metres 23 ft under the water level of 406 metres 1 332 ft giving modern observers the false impression that they always had been surrounded by water Sites on Lake Zurich lakeshore area editOf the transnational 111 serial sites 56 are in Switzerland in 15 out of 26 different Swiss cantons Excavations of the Pan European stilt house settlements began in Switzerland During the winter of 1853 54 in the context of lowered water levels at Lake Zurich archaeologist Ferdinand Keller discovered the remains of the Meilen Rorenhaab site 4 5 6 Probably the majority of the important sites of the so called Horgen culture are situated on lakeshore including Grosser Hafner on a former lake island and Kleiner Hafner on a peninsula at Sechselautenplatz respectively at the effluence of the Limmat and Zurich Enge Alpenquai within an area of about 0 2 hectares 0 49 acres in the city of Zurich The prehistoric lake crossings on the upper lake Obersee between Rapperswil and Hurden on the Seedamm area including the four pile dwellings Rapperswil Jona Technikum Seegubel Freienbach Hurden Rosshorn and Freienbach Hurden Seefeld are unique on a world scale The settlement Robenhausen at the Pfaffikersee is also a unique site discovered and researched by Jakob Messikommer at the end of the 19th century as being continuously inhabited for thousands of years most of the settlements were inhabited for some decades and then re erected at a quite different location Native name Description Location Canton Coordinates Size ha 7 Buffer ha 7 Serial ID Approx occupied BC 8 ImageFreienbach Hurden Rosshorn Freienbach Hurden Rosshorn provides early evidence of transport routes combined with special metal finds interpreted as sacrificial offerings The site includes several lake crossings beginning in the Horgen culture Several Early Bronze Age construction phases have been identified as well as remains from the Hallstatt culture and Roman era providing dendrochronological dates about periods from which no other sites are known 9 Hurden Schwyz 47 13 10 38 N 8 48 24 6 E 47 2195500 N 8 806833 E 47 2195500 8 806833 Freienbach Hurden Rosshorn 4 32 20 10 1363 027CH SZ 01 3500 30002000 500 nbsp Freienbach Hurden Seefeld The early Corded ware culture in one of several settlement phases provided dates which is of particular scientific interest in terms of the emergence and dissemination in Switzerland The layers are extraordinarily well preserved and hold valuable reserves of research material Extending over 300 metres 984 ft to 400 metres 1 312 ft metres the settlement is also of great interest due to its function and internal organization on this important transport route crossing the lake 10 Hurden Schwyz 47 12 43 05 N 8 48 8 22 E 47 2119583 N 8 8022833 E 47 2119583 8 8022833 Freienbach Hurden Seefeld 2 40 16 12 1363 028CH SZ 02 3500 2500 nbsp Rapperswil Jona Hombrechtikon Feldbach Distinctive house plans and a cultural layer dating from the middle phase of the Corded Ware period is of particular importance in that multi phase settlement The evidence of a settlement from the transitional phase between the Early and Middle Bronze Ages is another interesting aspect of the site yielded a date of 1490 BC which is very late within the Early Bronze Age pile dwelling period The dates refer to the same period as the transport routes across the lake from Hurden Rosshorn to Rapperswil CH SZ 01 and slightly post date the neighbouring site Rapperswil Jona Technikum CH SG 02 11 Hombrechtikon Kempraten Zurich 47 14 19 66 N 8 47 45 96 E 47 2387944 N 8 7961000 E 47 2387944 8 7961000 Rapperswil Jona Hombrechtikon Feldbach 7 50 15 50 1363 031CH SG 01 4000 1000 nbsp Rapperswil Jona Technikum Multiple palisades and a clear visible settlement structure located on a former island characterise the Early Bronze Age site dated in the 17th century BC It points to the same period as the early footbridges across the Seedamm between Rapperswil and Hurden Rosshorn CH SZ 01 The settlement was certainly of great importance as the centre of the region and it may even have played a role in controlling this important transport route 12 Rapperswil St Gallen 47 13 14 21 N 8 48 56 55 E 47 2206139 N 8 8157083 E 47 2206139 8 8157083 Rapperswil Jona Technikum 0 92 49 10 1363 032CH SZ 02 2000 1500 nbsp Erlenbach Winkel From the Early Bronze Age 20th 19th centuries BC are numerous finds and ground plans of Corded Ware houses of particular interest The latter are associated with material from the final phase of the Corded Ware Culture marking a hiatus of 600 years in the period of constructing pile dwellings north of the Alps until the Early Bronze Age In a European context the house constructions are of particular interest because the Corded Ware Culture is defined mainly by its grave finds whereas settlements are usually missing from the archaeological record 13 Erlenbach Zurich 47 17 49 91 N 8 35 46 31 E 47 2971972 N 8 5961972 E 47 2971972 8 5961972 Erlenbach Winkel 3 01 6 60 1363 050CH ZH 01 4000 15001000 500 nbsp Greifensee Storen Wildsberg Characterized is that settlement by a large settlement area on a very steep slope on Greifensee lakeshore From a scientific point of view and besides the location a particularly interesting aspect is a phase of occupation dating from the Late Horgen culture Furthermore a copper spiral coil and a copper dagger from the Pfyn culture bear early witness to the processing of metal in this region The settlement is largely undisturbed and thus holds great scientific potential for future research 14 Greifensee Zurich Greifensee 47 21 37 8 N 8 40 51 51 E 47 360500 N 8 6809750 E 47 360500 8 6809750 Greifensee Storen Wildsberg 9 59 11 70 1363 051CH ZH 02 4000 2500 nbsp Meilen Rorenhaab As mentioned this site was the starting point of pile dwelling research and therefore interesting from the point of view of research history It is one of several sites in a small area illustrating the typical settlement dynamics of a micro region during the Neolithic All periods are represented here usually with several settlement phases but particularly from the Early Bronze Age interesting are numerous dendrochronological dates which allow to study the development of this period 15 Meilen Zurich 47 15 50 14 N 8 39 36 82 E 47 2639278 N 8 6602278 E 47 2639278 8 6602278 Meilen Rorenhaab 0 70 4 80 1363 052CH ZH 06 4000 25002000 1500 1000 500 nbsp Wadenswil Vorder Au Located on the Au Peninsula the site has yielded special pottery from the transitional period between the Pfyn and Horgen Cultures The Corded Ware settlement phase contained a bell beaker which allowed to draw conclusions on the links between the Corded Ware and Bell Beaker Cultures Since it has yielded a special type of pottery the Early Bronze Age settlement phase is also important and helps trace the distribution of Arbon style pottery in the region during the 17th century BC 16 Au Wadenswil Zurich 47 14 48 88 N 8 39 11 64 E 47 2469111 N 8 6532333 E 47 2469111 8 6532333 Vorder Au 1 49 22 50 1363 053CH ZH 07 3500 1500 nbsp Wetzikon Robenhausen Robenhausen in the spacious area is characterized by the excellent preservation of organic remains and the site is known for its evidence of textile production It has yielded numerous excellently preserved organic finds assemblages mainly of textiles as well as parts of a Neolithic loom An unusual find was a board which was probably a Pfyn period door 17 Wetzikon Zurich Pfaffikersee 47 20 9 05 N 8 47 8 16 E 47 3358472 N 8 7856000 E 47 3358472 8 7856000 Wetzikon Robenhausen 0 92 155 00 1363 054CH ZH 08 4000 25002000 1500 1000 500 nbsp Zurich Enge Alpenquai Alpenquai in the city of Zurich is one of the most important Late Bronze Age lakeside settlements in Central Europe its huge size and its almost uninterrupted occupation from 1050 BC to 800 BC rich imports and the excellent state of preservation of the layers with unique organic finds and architectural elements mark it as a cultural heritage site of worldwide importance In addition the final phase dates from the transition to the Iron Age a period otherwise rarely found 6 Zurich Enge Zurich 47 21 52 06 N 8 32 19 47 E 47 3644611 N 8 5387417 E 47 3644611 8 5387417 Zurich Enge Alpenquai 2 93 17 40 1363 055CH ZH 09 1500 500 nbsp Zurich Grosser Hafner Kleiner Hafner Once a former island or peninsula at the estuary of Lake Zurich lakeshore and the Limmat the settlement Kleiner Hafner including the former island Grosser Hafner are very rare sites because all periods of pile dwelling are represented There are finds from the Neolithic Egolzwil Cortaillod and Horgen cultures forming an important reference assemblage which allows to study the cultural development during the late 5th and early 4th millennia BC 18 Zurich Zurich 47 21 58 19 N 8 32 38 66 E 47 3661639 N 8 5440722 E 47 3661639 8 5440722 Grosser und Kleiner Hafner 0 64 16 56 1363 056CH ZH 10 5000 15001000 500 nbsp Sources among them area date and location as well as coordinates and ID used in the table base on Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps and are listed as references 19 20 The list bases on the dates of December 2014 Protection edit nbsp Seegubel Remains of the stone axe making including tees pieces with saw wafers semi finished products and finished blades which show the manufacturing processes As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site each of these 11 prehistoric pile dwellings is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object of national importance 21 Hence the area of each settlement is provided as a historical site under federal protection within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on the nature and cultural heritage German Bundesgesetz uber den Natur und Heimatschutz NHG of 1 July 1966 Unauthorised researching and purposeful gathering of findings represent a criminal offense according to Art 24 22 See also editPrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps Lakeside Dwelling a 1878 painting depicting a family of Prehistoric pile dwellers in Switzerland Literature editPeter J Suter Helmut Schlichtherle et al Pfahlbauten Palafittes Palafitte Palafittes Biel 2009 ISBN 978 3 906140 84 1 Beat Eberschweiler Ur und fruhgeschichtliche Verkehrswege uber den Zurichsee Erste Ergebnisse aus den Taucharchaologischen Untersuchungen beim Seedamm In Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins des Kantons Schwyz Volume 96 Schwyz 2004 23 References edit Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Switzerland Swiss Coordination Group UNESCO Palafittes palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO 2011 06 21 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Six new sites inscribed on UNESCO s World Heritage List UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2011 06 27 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Keller Ferdinand 1854 Die keltischen Pfahlbauten in den Schweizerseen Mittheilungen der Antiquarischen Gesellschaft in Zurich 1 Wood James ed 1907 Keller Ferdinand The Nuttall Encyclopaedia London and New York Frederick Warne a b Sites Switzerland Zurich Enge Alpenquai CH ZH 09 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 a b Size includes the area of the settlement buffer zone comprises also lakeshore area in hectares ha 0 404687261 hectare 1 acre Download Nomination File palafittes org Archived from the original on 2012 03 30 Retrieved 2014 12 08 Sites Switzerland Freienbach Hurden Rosshorn CH SZ 01 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Freienbach Hurden Seefeld CH SZ 02 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Rapperswil Jona Hombrechtikon Feldbach CH SG 02 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Rapperswil Jona Technikum CH SG 02 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Erlenbach Winkel CH ZH 01 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Greifensee Storen Wildsberg CH ZH 02 palafittes org Archived from the original on 2014 10 07 Retrieved 2014 12 07 Sites Switzerland Meilen 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2015 09 13 Bundesgesetz uber den Natur und Heimatschutz NHG PDF in German Hochbaudepartement Stadt Zurich 2014 10 12 Retrieved 2015 08 21 Beat Eberschweiler 2004 Ur und fruhgeschichtliche Verkehrswege uber den Zurichsee digitalized version in German ETH Bibliothek Retrieved 2014 12 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Der See erzahlt Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich amp oldid 1154217405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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