DE-BW-18
Wolpertswende, | Schreckensee
Short Description
The site is located on a peninsula in Upper Swabia and is the only site that contains a comprehensive stratigraphy from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age, with settlements associated with the “Pfyn-Altheimer-Group”, the “Horgen Culture”, the Goldberg II-Group, and the Early Bronze Age. Organic materials here are exceptionally well preserved. The site is an important representative of settlements on peninsulas and islands in the lakes of Upper Swabia, and contains evidence of early copper metallurgy in the area.
Pile Dwellings up close
A selection of objects can be visited at the Landesmuseum Württemberg:
Landesmuseum Württemberg
Altes Schloss
Schillerplatz 6
70173 Stuttgart
to the website
Neolithic / Bronze Age
3651-3650 B.C., 3265 B.C. and 3263 B.C.
Lake Schreckensee
569 m.a.s.l.
Size of the site:
1,1 ha / approx. 2 soccer pitches
Size of the bufferzone:
7 ha / approx. 10 soccer pitches
