[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  History Content [@HistContent](/creator/twitter/HistContent) on x 27.5K followers Created: 2025-07-17 11:57:41 UTC 🚨BREAKING: Unearthed: Europe’s Oldest Lake Settlement Archaeologists from the Universities of Bern (Switzerland) and Tirana (Albania) have made a groundbreaking discovery beneath Lake Ohrid (on the Albanian side at Lin): Europe's earliest known lakeside settlement, dating back 6,000–8,000 BCE — that's up to XXXXXX years ago! Highlights: Submerged ~3 m underwater, the settlement once featured stilt houses, wooden stilts, copper tools, carved ceramics, and both wild & domesticated animal remains — pointing to a well-rounded hunting and farming lifestyle. The team has recovered over XXXXX wood samples, allowing precise dating via dendrochronology and radiocarbon methods. Defensive ingenuity: around XXXXXXX wooden spikes driven into the lakebed — evidence of defensive palisades and strategic planning. Hosted by 200–500 inhabitants, this settlement likely played a pivotal role in spreading agriculture and animal husbandry across Europe. Only ~1% of the approximate 6-hectare site has been excavated so far. It could take decades to fully explore. Source: Reuters  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [lin](/topic/lin) [albania](/topic/albania) [switzerland](/topic/switzerland) [Post Link](https://x.com/HistContent/status/1945815165078827056)
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History Content @HistContent on x 27.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 11:57:41 UTC
🚨BREAKING: Unearthed: Europe’s Oldest Lake Settlement
Archaeologists from the Universities of Bern (Switzerland) and Tirana (Albania) have made a groundbreaking discovery beneath Lake Ohrid (on the Albanian side at Lin): Europe's earliest known lakeside settlement, dating back 6,000–8,000 BCE — that's up to XXXXXX years ago!
Highlights: Submerged ~3 m underwater, the settlement once featured stilt houses, wooden stilts, copper tools, carved ceramics, and both wild & domesticated animal remains — pointing to a well-rounded hunting and farming lifestyle.
The team has recovered over XXXXX wood samples, allowing precise dating via dendrochronology and radiocarbon methods.
Defensive ingenuity: around XXXXXXX wooden spikes driven into the lakebed — evidence of defensive palisades and strategic planning.
Hosted by 200–500 inhabitants, this settlement likely played a pivotal role in spreading agriculture and animal husbandry across Europe.
Only ~1% of the approximate 6-hectare site has been excavated so far. It could take decades to fully explore.
Source: Reuters
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Related Topics lin albania switzerland