8000 posts in the ground testify to a deep-reaching settlement history: On the shore of Lake Ohrid in the south-western Balkan region there were already in the 5th millennium BC. Chr. Pile dwellings, emerges from new dating. The archaeologists say that further insights into the settlement history in the area of the geologically oldest lake in Europe could shed light on the history of the first farmers on the continent. Because the Balkan region played a key role in the spread of agriculture in Europe.
The analyzes of a total of around 800 posts ultimately revealed a surprisingly deep-reaching and extensive settlement history in the bay of Ploča Mičov Grad: According to this, there were various settlement phases there, ranging from the Neolithic Age - the middle of the 5th millennium BC. BC – up to the Bronze Age. The apparently intensive and long-lasting construction activity explains the extraordinary density of wooden poles at the site: the settlements were built on top of each other, say the archaeologists.
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Excerpt from 04/24/2023

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Jan🚲🚶

May 26, 2022

Entry costs 150 dinars.
You can reach the museum by boat or car.

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DaTo

March 7, 2025

Great trip into the past.

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