Wood beneath German lake may reveal buildings 3,000 years older than region's first farms

Wood beneath German lake may reveal buildings 3,000 years older than region's first farms — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/wood-beneath-german-lake-may-reveal-buildings-3-000-years-older-than-region-s-first-farmsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. 10,500-Year-Old Wooden Structures Found Beneath Lake Arendseehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/wood-beneath-german-lake-may-reveal-buildings-3-000-years-older-than-region-s-first-farmshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/wood-beneath-german-lake-may-reveal-buildings-3-000-years-older-than-region-s-first-farms#u99736Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:52:13 +0000Archaeologists discovered 10,500-year-old wooden posts and boards beneath Lake Arendsee in northern Germany. These Mesolithic timbers, found 20 metres underwater, suggest Stone Age hunter-gatherers built structures 3,000 years before the arrival of farming in the region. The find indicates a level of carpentry and construction previously unknown for this period. Divers recovered the rare timbers from a drowned shoreline, providing evidence that Mesolithic populations engaged in woodworking and building long before the Neolithic transition to agriculture.Why it mattersLake Arendsee has been a s