🚨BREAKING: Unearthed: Europe’s Oldest Lake Settlement Archaeologists from the Universities of Bern (Switzerland) and Tirana (Albania) have made a groundbreaking discovery beneath Lake Ohrid (on the Albanian side at Lin): Europe's earliest known lakeside settlement, dating back 6,000–8,000 BCE — that's up to 10,000 years ago! Highlights: Submerged ~3 m underwater, the settlement once featured stilt houses, wooden stilts, copper tools, carved ceramics, and both wild & domesticated animal remains — pointing to a well-rounded hunting and farming lifestyle. The team has recovered over 1,000 wood samples, allowing precise dating via dendrochronology and radiocarbon methods. Defensive ingenuity: around 100,000 wooden spikes driven into the lakebed — evidence of defensive palisades and strategic planning. Hosted by 200–500 inhabitants, this settlement likely played a pivotal role in spreading agriculture and animal husbandry across Europe. Only ~1% of the approximate 6-hectare site has been excavated so far. It could take decades to fully explore. Source: Reuters