FR-39-01

Short Description
The first Neolithic French “lacustrine city” was discovered in 1869 in Clairvaux, when a substantial number of wooden piles became visible in the limestone of the Grand Lac. Since then, archeological knowledge increased greatly thanks to excavations carried out in the wetland of the lake (1970-1984 and 2003-2009). In the waterlogged sediment, archeologists have counted 17 pile dwellings, revealing the density of establishments between 3900 and 800 BC, and the remarkable quality of conservation of the organic remains.