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SUMMARY:Prehistoric Lakeshore Settlements of the Alpine Region and the Bal
 kans Six Millennia of Human History Preserved in Lakes and Wetlands - Prof
 essor Albert Hafner\, University of Bern
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CONTACT:Rachel Ballantyne
DESCRIPTION:The Neolithic and Bronze Age lakeshore settlements of the Alpi
 ne region\, known since 1850\, are key to understanding European prehistor
 y due to their exceptional preservation of organic materials. These sites 
 laid the foundation for settlement archaeology\, and\, in 2011\, a selctio
 n of 111 sites were recognized as a transnational serial UNESCO World Heri
 tage Site.\nWhile Alpine lakeshore settlements have been studied for decad
 es\, those in the southern Balkans—at the borders of Albania\, Greece\, 
 and North Macedonia—have only recently been explored through the ERC Syn
 ergy Project EXPLO. In both regions\, water-saturated sediments preserve a
 rchaeological finds and waterlogged wood\, enabling precise dating through
  dendrochronology.\nThis presentation provides an overview of lakeshore se
 ttlements in the Alpine region and the Balkans (6000–500 BCE)\, focusing
  on case studies that highlight the unique contributions of these waterlog
 ged archaeological sites to our understanding of prehistory.\n\nJoin onlin
 e: https://bit.ly/garrod2025
LOCATION:McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room
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