AT-OO-03
Attersee, | Abtsdorf III
Short Description
The Neolithic lakeside settlement Abtsdorf III on the north-western shore of Lake Attersee is relatively small, measuring approx. 60 m x 30 m. Like the sitesin Abtsdorf I and Litzlberg-Süd, it is covered bya layer of lake marl. This extensive covering is one of the main reason for its good preservation. Unfortunately, the chains of anchoring buoys continue to dig deep craters into the protective covering layer. According to the present state of knowledge, only a few houses stood here, and only for a short time. The comparison of the three neighbouring pile dwelling sites in such a small area is particularly interesting, even though they were probably not contemporaneous settlements.
Special Features & Highlights
The site of Abtsdorf III is very inconspicuous at first sight. It is very small-scale and the remains of the village ruins are hidden as fine traces in the lake floor sediment. In contrast to most other lakeside pile dwelling settlements, this site was apparently used for only a very limited period of time,and perhaps evenjust once. Because of its apparent transience, the site offers a different picture of prehistoric settlement dynamics on the Austrian lakes. Perhaps in the future, with ever-improving investigation techniques, this site will reveal many more secrets about the archaeology of pile dwelling settlements.
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
Neolithic
3700 - 3500 B.C.
Lake Attersee
469 m.a.s.l.
Size of the site:
0,22 ha / approx. 1 big supermarket
Size of the bufferzone:
91,43 ha / approx. 128 soccer pitches