The dense pile field suggests numerous phases of settlement.

CH-ZH-10

 Zurich,  |   Kleiner Hafner

Short Description
The site is located right at the outlet of Lake Zurich and settlements from all epochs are represented here. Evidence of the earliest farming communities in the region around Lake Zurich are of particular interest and the finds from the Egolzwil and Cortaillod Cultures allow us to trace the cultural developments from the late 5th to the early 4th millennia BC.

Special Features & Highlights
Earliest pile dwelling site in the region.

Neolithic / Bronze Age

5th - 1st millenium B.C.

Lake Zürichsee

404 m.a.s.l

Size of the site:

0,64 ha / approx. 1 soccer pitch

Size of the bufferzone:

16,56 ha / approx. 23 soccer pitches

The ceramic vessels of the Egolzwil culture are among the oldest evidence of settlement on Lake Zurich.