Finds From Hallstatt Show Settlement 7,500 Years Ago

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Hallstatt's rich heritage is once again significantly expanded: according to new findings, the town in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut, which is closely linked to salt mining, is still significantly older than thought.

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HALLSTATT. For experts, it is a sensation: Researchers found evidence of a first settlement in the World Cultural Heritage community 7,500 years ago during construction work.

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The rich heritage of Hallstatt (OÖ) is once again significantly expanded: the site in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut, which is closely linked to salt mining, is, according to new findings, much older than thought. Researchers found evidence of a first settlement of 7,500 years ago. The artifacts that point to an "organized, good life" came to light in the course of a construction project in Hallstatt Ort, as the archaeologist Karina Grömer of …