Lake Luokesas Late Bronze Age Pile Settlement, Site 1

Molėtai, Lithuania (LT)

Lake Luokesas in Lithuania has become the centre of attention in northern European wetland archaeological research after the discovery of two Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pile dwellings. Their unique location, chronology and building techniques have the potential to revolutionise our understanding of important aspects of wetland communities in later prehistoric Europe.

Lake Luokesas Late Bronze Age Pile Settlement, Site 1

Molėtai, Lithuania (LT)

These sites are described in the November 2005 issue of the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, in the article entitled: The First Lake-Dwellers of Lithuania: Late Bronze Age Pile Settlements on Lake Luokesas

The abstract:

Lake Luokesas in Lithuania has become the centre of attention in northern European wetland archaeological research after the discovery of two Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pile dwellings. Their unique location, chronology and building techniques have the potential to revolutionise our understanding of important aspects of wetland communities in later prehistoric Europe.

Lakes, Ancient
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By: AlbinoFlea