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Attersee, | Abtsdorf I
Short Description
The lakeside settlement of Abtsdorf I is located on a shoal on the north-western shore of Lake Attersee, today at a water depth of 2.1 to 2.8m.It can be assumed that the water level was lower at the time of use and that the settlement therefore stood on a peninsula. It covers an area of about 80m x 90m and is the only Austrian pile dwelling site that dates to the turn of the Early to the Middle Bronze Age, which makes it particularly valuable for research. The settlement is in good condition except for craters caused by anchor buoys of sailing ships.
Special Features & Highlights
Reliable C-14 dating of Abtsdorf Ito the turn of the Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age, makes it particularly special, because it is the only verified lakeside settlement from this period in Austria. The site also contains artefacts that belong to the Neolithic time. This points to a multiphase settlement history, which could present an important link between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age occupations.
Pile Dwellings up-close
Pfahlbau-Info-Pavillon Attersee
Promenade, vor der Agerbrücke,
4864 Attersee am Attersee
Heimathaus Schörfling am Attersee
Gmundnerstraße 8,
4861 Schörfling am Attersee
Tel.: + 43 7662-2259
E-Mail: heimathaus@asak.at
Heimathaus Vöcklabruck
Hinterstadt 18
4840 Vöcklabruck
to the website
Bronze Age
approx 1650 B.C.
Lake Attersee
469 m.a.s.l
Size of the site:
1,1 ha / approx. 2 soccer pitches
Size of the bufferzone:
91,43 ha / approx. 128 soccer pitches