Lüscherz pile dwelling museum
The Pfahlbaumuseum Lüscherz is an archaeological museum located on Lake Biel in the municipality of Lüscherz in the Seeland administrative district of the canton of Bern in Switzerland , which presents archaeological finds from humid settlements from the Stone and Bronze Ages .
The lakeside settlements of Lüscherz have been known since the middle of the 19th century. On the occasion of the 1st Jura water correction , the farmers and fishermen in the area increased their income by selling finds collected on the bank at the market of La Neuveville. The first law against the destruction of lakeshore settlements, which came into force in 1873, prohibited trade, but until recently the lakeshore was exploited by collectors. Archaeological excavations took place in 1937 and 1954. Since then it has been known that the lakeside settlements are exposed to constant danger not only from construction along the shore, but also from natural soil erosion. The measures taken today to protect the remains are the creation of reed belts or other natural obstacles or covering the cultivated layers with gravel.
The collector Hans Iseli made it his life's work to collect the objects washed up on the bank. In this way a unique collection was created, which can be viewed in the stilt museum in the basement of the municipal administration.
The pile dwelling museum also provides information on the subjects of lowering the groundwater level as a result of the Jura water corrections, prehistoric lakeside settlements, technologies in connection with agriculture and cattle breeding, pile construction and everyday life in the Stone and Bronze Ages.
literature
- A. Hafner and PJ Suter: Pfahlbaumuseum Lüscherz, Hans Iseli Collection Foundation. Guide to the exhibition. 1996.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '44.2 " N , 7 ° 9' 17.4" E ; CH1903: 578433 / 210549