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| Tango01 | 02 Apr 2026 1:45 p.m. PST |
"A wood and stone axe from the Neolithic era in impeccable condition was discovered in Switzerland's Lake Constance last year. It has been conserved and stabilized and is now on display at the Museum of Archaeology in Frauenfeld. Its wooden handle dates it to around 4,800 years ago when a prehistoric community of houses built on stilts occupied what is now the lake shore.
The artifact was found during an underwater excavation in the harbor basin of Steckborn on the southwestern arm of the lake. The area was scheduled for dredging due to low water levels this winter, and because the remains of prehistoric pile dwellings had been found there in the 19th century, divers from the Thurgau Office for Archaeology explored the site last spring…"
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