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Piles on which dwellings were built
Object Number 2004.29.13233
Display Title Piles on which dwellings were built
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Switzerland / Piles on which lake dwellings were / built at Greng, on the Lake of Mrat; founda- / tions brought to light by drought and / believed to date from about 5000 B.C."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • ancient European styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Greng, Lake Morat
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.3025 × 10.4775 cm (2 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

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