Pfahlbausiedlung von Moniga del Garda

Pfahlbausiedlung von Moniga del Garda is a Bronze Age settlement whose remains consist of buried wooden posts scattered across a large area near the modern harbor. The artifacts found here include flint tools, arrowheads, pottery, and bronze objects now displayed in a museum.

The settlement developed between 2200 and 1550 BCE on a lakeshore that looked very different from today. Water levels in the lake were much lower then, revealing how the landscape has changed over thousands of years.

The site represents an early farming community that cultivated grain and raised livestock for food. Visitors can learn about this agricultural way of life through displays at the local museum.

The site itself is submerged or hidden beneath modern construction and cannot be directly visited. The best way to learn about the settlement is to visit the Giovanni Rambotti Civic Museum, where the excavated objects and detailed information about the finds are displayed.

In the 1980s, hundreds of illegally collected artifacts were seized from a private collector who had been diving and removing objects without permission. This moment helped protect such submerged sites from unauthorized looting.

Location: Moniga del Garda

GPS coordinates: 45.52028,10.53806

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:42