Theme:
5. (Extreme) Environments – Islands, Coasts, Margins, Centres
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Settling Waterscapes in Europe II: Prehistoric Submerged Sites in Lakes, Bogs and Rivers - Part 1
Content:
Prehistoric submerged sites in lakes, bogs and rivers of Europe have been intensively studied for more than 150 years. They mark the beginning of settlement archaeology, and wooden architectural elements could be recognized for the first time. Due to the outstanding preservation under waterlogged conditions, prehistoric submerged sites also stand for the dawn of interdisciplinary archaeological research and the positioning of prehistoric archaeology between the humanities and the natural sciences. The first ‘Settling Waterscapes in Europe’ session was successfully organized during the EAA 2016 Annual Meeting at Vilnius, Lithuania. The lectures have been published as volume 1 of the 'Open Series in Prehistoric Archaeology (https://www.sidestone.com/books/settling-waterscapes-in-europe). This upcoming session of 2023 can be understood as a follow up discussion that extends and enhances the topic.
Although evidence of submerged prehistoric sites became known early in many regions of Europe, research focused for a long time on the pile dwellings of the Alpine space. These sites have been inscribed as a serial object on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011. It is very encouraging that in the last 20 years research on the phenomenon of submerged sites in lakes, bogs and rivers has intensified in numerous European regions. It thus reveals the amazing diversity of adaptations of settlement activities related to inland water bodies.
The session organizers consider it important to present and discuss new data and hypotheses on the evolution of building structures, settlement patterns, and regional chronologies of waterscapes with clusters of submerged sites in Europe. We especially welcome interdisciplinary contributions that address environmental and economical adaptations to flooding, rising water tables, and other hazards associated with living near water.
Keywords:
submerged settlements, lake dwellings, pile-dwellings, Neolithic, Bronze Age
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Albert Hafner (Switzerland) 1
Co-organisers:
Caroline Heitz (Switzerland) 1
Elena Pranckėnaitė (Lithuania) 2
Raquel Piqué (Spain) 3
Cyril Dworsky (Austria) 4
Affiliations:
1. University of Bern
2. Klaipėda University
3. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
4. Kuratorium Pfahlbauten
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