There is no other place where so many Neolithic pile dwellings have been uncovered as around the Alps. It is a mystery, however, how this ‘building boom’ came to be. Researchers have now uncovered new clues, and say that settlers at Lake Varese in northern Italy may have played a leading role.
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Source: ScienceDaily