CH-TG-05
Huttwilen, | Nussbaumersee
Short Description
The small island in Lake Nussbaumersee consists of a series of pile-dwelling settlements, dating back to a period from the Pfyn Culture to the early Bronze Age. Towards the current borders of the island layer sequences of more than 2m in thickness have been preserved. Archeological research has been conducted on the layers via a series of cuts and drillings. The neighbouring peninsula Horn next to a pit house from the corded ware period also offers a large settlement from the latest Bronze Age (870-850 BC). It contained roughly 100 log houses. Parts of the area were used for a settlement in the early Iron Age again.
Special Features & Highlights
Several crucibles and a copper axe in the material of the Pfyn period bear witness to early metalworking. The late Bronze Age settlement also provides a tableware ensemble with early painted pottery. The site is one of the few pile dwellings from the early Iron Age.
Pile Dwellings up close
The site is part of the Seebachtal history trail. A sign informs on site.
Selected finds are exhibited in the cantonal Museum of Archaeology.
Museum für Archäologie Frauenfeld
Freie Strasse 24
8510 Frauenfeld
+41 (0) 58 345 74 00
to the website
Free entrance
Neolithic / Bronze Age
3840-3582 B.C. and 870-850 B.C
Lake Nussbaumersee
435 m.a.s.l.
Size of the site:
3,66 ha / approx. 5 soccer pitches
Size of the bufferzone:
16,86 ha / approx. 24 soccer pitches
