April 19, 2024
6500YO:FANTASTIC NEOLITHIC ALPINE FORELAND FLINT FLAKER
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EUROPEAN STONE AGE ARTIFACTS BY PALATINA AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED Description This rare Neolithic artifact is called "Flint flaker of antler", belonging to the Middle Neolithic period of the very famous cultures from the Alpine foreland around the Lake Constance. Lake Constance is Germany's largest lake. Three countries share the lake: Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Lake Constance is the third largest lake in Central Europe. Through the lake flows River Rhine. During the 19th century, the lake-dwellings of the Alpine region emerged as one of the classic forms of well preserved archaeological monuments, in the same way as hillforts or shell middens. Their state of preservation and characteristics made them famous throughout Europe. Although a number of artefacts belonging to these lacustrine villages had already been found along some lakes within the Alpine region as early as the beginning of the 18th century, the lake-dwelling phenomenon was not recognised until Ober Meilen discovery in 1854. In the winter of 1853-54, due to a long drought and extreme cold, Alpine Lakes receded to their lowest recorded level exposing the remains of a prehistoric settlements. The discovery was made by a school teacher who promptly reported the fact to the Antiquarian Association at Zurich. The Ober Meilen prehistoric lacustrine dwelling was
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