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Meisterschwanden – Seerose describes an archaeological site in Meisterschwanden in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It is a lakeside settlement (also called Pfahlbauerdorf or Palafitte) in the Hallwilersee from the Neolithic Age (4th to 3rd millennium BC). The site is not designated as a World Heritage Site, but is recognized and protected as an associated site of the UNESCO World Heritage Site « Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps ».

Discovery and Exploration

The settlement site was probably discovered by Böschenstein in 1911 when the Hallwilersee had an extraordinarily low water level. It is located a little south of the Restaurant and Hotel Seerose, approx. 30 m from the shore and approx. 1.5 to 2.5 m under water (at the water level of 1911).

To date, there are only readings that suggest a Neolithic dating. A more precise dating is currently not possible. Othmar Wey (1990) reports that he was able to see a few stone ax blades from this site, but the rest of the find material is lost.

Jakob Heierli reports in a diary entry from March 18, 1912 that a bridge with two rows of supporting piles was visible, which led "roughly into the middle of the outer alder wood".

Since 1996, the remains of the settlement have been regularly checked by research divers on behalf of the Aargau Canton Archeology . Some finds will be exhibited today (2019) in the Burghalde Museum in Lenzburg .

See also

literature

  • Annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory :
    • Volume 4, 1911, pp. 53-55. ( Online )
    • Volume 5, 1912, pp. 106-107. ( Online )
    • Volume 13, 1921, pp. 34-35. ( Online )
    • Volume 15, 1923, pp. 50-51. ( Online )
  • Local history from the Seetal Seventh year, 1933, pp. 46–47.
  • Othmar Wey: Lakeside settlements on the Hallwiler and Baldeggersee. In: Markus Höneisen et al. (Ed.): The first farmers. Pile construction finds in Europe. Research reports on the exhibition in the Swiss National Museum and on the adventure park / exhibition on pile building land in Zurich. Volume 1: Switzerland. Swiss National Museum Zurich, 1990, pp. 285–286.

Online sources

  • Meisterschwanden community: history (accessed on July 22, 2019)
  • Meisterschwanden municipality: pile dwellings (accessed on July 24, 2019)
  • Felix Müller: Meisterschwanden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 23, 2008 version (accessed July 23, 2019).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Corboud, Schaeren: The pile dwellings of Switzerland.
  2. ↑ a b Municipality of Meisterschwanden: pile dwellings .
  3. ^ Annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory: Volume 4, 1911, pp. 53–55.
  4. ^ Wey: Lakeside settlements on the Hallwiler and Baldeggersee. 1990, pp. 285-286.
  5. ↑ Notes: From an entry in Jakob Heierli's diary of March 18, 1912, it can be seen that there were some finds in the collection of former Grand Councilor Eichenberger in Beinwil, including “loads of knockers and stone axes”. See annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory: Volume 5, 1912, pp. 106-107. In addition, post holder Hauri is said to have transferred several finds to the Antiquarium Aarau (see Museum Aargau ) in 1911 . See the annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory: Volume 13, 1921, p. 35. Numerous stone axes and other finds are said to have been in the Böschenstein Collection. See the annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory: Volume 4, 1911, pp. 53–55. In 1932 a 19 cm long stone ax was found 5 m outside the diving tower in the Meisterschwanden lido, which probably also belonged to the lakeside settlement of "Seerose". See local history from the Seetal seventh year, 1933, pp. 46–47.
  6. ↑ Annual report of the Swiss Society for Prehistory: Volume 5, 1912, pp. 106-107.

Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '3.7 "  N , 8 ° 13' 28.1"  E ; CH1903:  659450  /  237350