Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)·Multi-period·🇮🇹 Trentino-Alto Adige, Schnalstal, Italy
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About Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch
Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch in Trentino-Alto Adige, Schnalstal, Italy is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 46.7740N 10.8420E controls access to Trentino-Alto Adige resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey archaeological wonder for Trentino-Alto Adige, Schnalstal, illustrating Multi-period construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1997 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction of Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch main structure
c. 1937
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1997–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
46.7740° N · 10.8420° E · 339 m · 3 mapped features
- Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch — Main StructurestructurePrincipal archaeological wonder — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel46.7748° N · 10.8429° E
- Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature46.7730° N · 10.8413° E
- Ötzi Discovery Ridge Hauslabjoch — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial46.7755° N · 10.8432° E