Pfahlbaumuseum Mondsee

The Pfahlbaumuseum in Mondsee documents the "Mondsee Culture," a Neolithic people who built their settlements on wooden platform structures over the lake edge between 3,600 and 2,800 BC. Mondsee is the type site, meaning the culture is literally named after this location because it was one of the first excavated and documented.

The Pfahlbaumuseum in Mondsee focuses on the “Mondsee Culture,” a Neolithic people who built wooden platform dwellings over the lake edge between 3,600 and 2,800 BC. Mondsee is the type site that gave this prehistoric culture its name, and the pile dwelling finds here are part of a UNESCO World Heritage designation covering Alpine lake settlements across six countries. Housed in the former Benedictine monastery on Mondsee’s main square. Check pfahlbaumuseum.at for hours. Allow 1-1.5 hours; pairs well with Hallstatt for a Salzkammergut archaeology day.