Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement Uncovered in Albania

Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement From 8,000 Years Ago Found In Albania

Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago.

Archaeologists find evidence of Europe’s oldest lake settlement

The team have uncovered evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago

🌟The Bright Side: Underwater dig reveals Europe’s 'oldest' lake settlement

Archaeologists say an 8,000-year-old lakeside settlement found beneath Albania’s Lake Ohrid may be the oldest of its kind in Europe, with wooden stilts, animal bones and tools revealing a sophisticated farming and hunting community.

Europe’s oldest lake settlement uncovered in Albania

By Fatos Bytyci LIN, Albania (Reuters) -Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago. The team, from Switzerland and Albania, spends hours each day about three metres (9.8 feet) underwater, painstakingly retrieving wooden stilts that supported houses. …

Europe's oldest lake settlement uncovered in Albania

LIN, Albania: Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago. The team, from Switzerland and Albania, spends hou

Possibly the oldest Lakeside Settlement in Europe discovered in Ohrid

Archaeologists claim that on the Albanian side of Lake Ohrid they found evidence of the oldest human settlement on a European lake, supposedly up to eight thousand years old. A group of scientists from Switzerland and Albania spend three hours under water every day painstakingly removing the wooden pillars that supported the houses, reports Reuters. […] The post Possibly the oldest Lakeside Settlement in Europe discovered in Ohrid appeared first…