Myths — the Swiss Lake Dwellers
When I was at school we were taught that early civilizations in Switzerland had built villages on raised wooden platforms standing in shallow water on the lake shores. When I came to live in Switzerland I learned that this was untrue. What a pity ! Where did this rather attractive and romantic idea come from and why did it turn out to be false ? The winter of 1853/1854 was exceptionally dry and the level of some Swiss lakes fell well…
