DE-BW-01
Ohningen, | Wangen-Hinterhorn
Short Description
The site of Wangen-Hinterhorn was discovered in 1856 and represents the first prehistoric pile dwelling site, identified in the shallow water zone of the Lake of Constance. The examination of the sediments shows three settlement phases, with important assemblages associated with the „Pfyner“, the „Michelsberg“ and the „Horgen”cultures, respectively. Large parts of the archaeological sediments remain buried and untouched in the ground.
Pile Dwellings up close
Find out more about the pile dwelling site of Wangen-Hinterhorn at the Museum Fischerhaus Wangen.
Museum Fischerhaus Wangen
Seeweg 1,
78337 Öhningen
to the website
Neolithic / Bronze Age
825-3500 B.C. and 3246-2844 B.C.
Lake of Constance (Untersee)
396 m.a.s.l.
Size of the site:
2,6 ha / approx. 4 soccer pitches
Size of the bufferzone:
3,2 ha / approx. 4 soccer pitches
