Work begins on pre-historic pile dwelling village replica near Ljubljana

At the confluence of two small rivers east of the Ig village, visitors will be catapulted back about 5,000 years, when stilt houses were used as an anti-flooding dwelling method in several areas around the Alps.

Coupled with a centre focusing on biotic diversity, the exhibition will provide insight into the pile dwellings in general as well as into the history of research dealing with the phenomenon.

The Ig municipality, the main partner in the project which is waiting for a building permit, told the STA that the village will consist of five independent buildings.

Elena Leghissa of the Archaeology Institute at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) explained three of them, located on a lake shore, will be accessible via a wooden pathway on stilts. The other two, set up on a wet meadow, will only be intended for external...