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Prehistoric pile-dwelling sites in the Alps

Among almost a thousand pile-dwelling sites discovered in the Alps, 111 have been chosen to be a Unesco Site, and among them are the Trentino sites of Ledro and Fiavè. Exceptional conservation conditions have transformed the pile dwellings into enormous archives of data on our past.

Publication date:

04/04/2025

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Description

The pile dwellings of the Alpine arc, which today unite six countries (Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia), allow us to tell the story of the evolution of the first agricultural societies, the development of metallurgy, as well as the relationship between man and nature, providing precise information on agriculture, livestock breeding and aspects of daily life between 5000 and 500 BC. The pile-dwelling sites in Trentino are those of Ledro, with a museum whose activities are curated by the MUSE (Trento Science Museum), and that of Fiavé, also with a museum whose activities are instead curated by the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

Visit the dedicated sites:

https://www.palafitteledro.it/

https://www.cultura.trentino.it/Luoghi/Tutti-i-luoghi-della-cultura/Aree-archeologiche/Palafitte-di-Fiave

https://www.mabalpiledrensijudicaria.tn.it/pagina.php?id=67

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