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ESPACE GARE DE L’EST

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Le pilotis lacustre est un bois de chêne qui est resté immergé durant plus de 4000 milles ans. Il s'agit des restes des constructions d'habitations de nos ancêtres des bords des lacs.

Les sculptures en pilotis ont une taille entre 40 cm et 2 mètres 30.

Pilotis or piles are some of the most exciting prehistorical archaeological finds in Switzerland.  

Piles of lakeside villages (lake dwellings), the oldest of which date back to the middle of the 4th millennium BC (bronze age). These settlements have been found round many Swiss lakes, including Neuchâtel and Biel in the west, Zug and Zurich in the centre, and Constance in the east, as well as in a number of neighbouring countries.

By building their houses on the very edge of the lakes the inhabitants saved valuable agricultural land. However, the level of the lakes is by nature extremely unstable, and the settlements were frequently abandoned as the waters rose.

The Artist works together with archeologues in order to get those precious woods. He is fascinated to work on more than 4000 years old material.