Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen
Encyclopedia
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen (German
for 'Stilt house
museum') is an archaeological open air museum
on Lake Constance
(Bodensee) in Unteruhldingen
, Germany
, consisting of reconstructions of stilt houses or lake dwellings from the Neolithic Stone Age
and Bronze Age
.
near Bad Schussenried
in 1920 where remains of a Neolithic settlement of 4000 BC were found.
A number of dwellings built between 1999 and 2002.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for 'Stilt house
Stilt house
Stilt houses or pile dwellings or palafitte are houses raised on piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding, but also serve to keep out vermin...
museum') is an archaeological open air museum
Archaeological open air museum
An archaeological open air museum is a non-profit permanent institution with outdoor true to scale architectural reconstructions primarily based on archaeological sources...
on Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
(Bodensee) in Unteruhldingen
Unteruhldingen
Unteruhldingen is a small village, part of the town of Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, on the northwestern shore of Lake Constance, Germany.It is home to the Pfahlbauten, an open air museum displaying reconstructions of Neolithic and Bronze Age pile dwellings...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, consisting of reconstructions of stilt houses or lake dwellings from the Neolithic Stone Age
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
and Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
.
Museum
The museum consists of a number of exhibits displaying archeological finds from the area and period.Reconstructions
The archaeological open air museum is laid out over a large area with reconstructions of lake pile dwellings from 4000 BC to 850 BC. The museum was opened in 1922 with various reconstructions being added up until the present day.Stone age houses “Riedschachen/Schussenried”
In 1922, the first two stilt houses were erected. They are based on archaeological excavations in a bog close to the FederseeFedersee
Federsee is a lake located just north of Bad Buchau in the region of Upper Swabia in Southern Germany. It is surrounded by moorland, partially overgrown with reeds. With a size of 33 km² , the area is one of the largest, groundwater fed, connected moorlands in Southern Germany. At its deepest...
near Bad Schussenried
Bad Schussenried
Bad Schussenried is a town in Upper Swabia in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.It lies on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route.Schussenried Abbey, a former monastery founded in 1183, is located in Bad Schussenried...
in 1920 where remains of a Neolithic settlement of 4000 BC were found.
Bronze age village “Bad Buchau”
Is an idealistic reconstruction of late Bronze Age buildings on a platform, built between 1923 and 1931.Stone age village “Sipplingen”
Built between 1938 and 1940 based on early stone age stilt dwellings.Bronze age village “Unteruhldingen”