Uhldingen-Mühlhofen (dpa/lsw) – The director of the Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Gunter Schöbel, considers further replicas of the prehistoric wooden houses on the site on the shore of Lake Constance to be possible. “That can definitely happen,” said Schöbel. “If we now find two- or three-storey stilt houses, for which there are indications, we will also rebuild them.” If science discovers something new about the pile dwellings, “we’ll rebuild it”.
First of all, the museum in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen (Bodenseekreis) is to be expanded by 2024 with a new building for exhibitions. The costs are currently estimated at twelve million euros, the federal government is funding the project with 1.5 million euros.
Since it opened on August 1, 1922, the pile-dwelling museum has been expanded to include prehistoric replicas – from two to 23 buildings. Before the corona pandemic, up to 300,000 guests had visited the open-air museum every year, so in 2022 there were around 140,000 so far. The museum is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the sponsoring association and the first two pile dwellings with a special exhibition and action weeks until August 28th.