"Accessible Life is a project created to help all people explore nature and public places, regardless of their mobility, with the ability to share these accessible places on Google Earth. With Accessible Life we want to be able to offer information on those places accessible in the open air which, by their nature, cannot be adequately managed through the accessibility information available in Google Maps."
Today I want to share with you a very special place, as you will certainly have understood from the title. I have to thank my friend @davidhyno for introducing me to this particular place with a post. And that’s how I left in June, fully equipped to discover the … Accessible Neolithic.
The territory is that of the Revine Lakes, two strange lakes in a valley at the foot of the Alps. There is no river that feeds them, the water comes from underground springs.
The two lakes are connected to each other by an artificial canal. It was during the excavation of that canal that, in 1923, the first archaeological finds were found, which date back to the Bronze Age (From 4000 and 1500 BC). Subsequent excavations, in 1987, brought to light the remains of a Neolithic village. Excavations continued in 1992 and 1997.
From there, setting up a park, involving archaeologists, biologists, naturalists and communication experts, was a short step. The park was inaugurated in 2007 and has been home to students, researchers and tourists passionate about history and archaeology ever since.
So let’s go now to discover the Livelet Didactic Archaeological Park.
The strength of the park is obviously the pile-dwelling village, built on the shore of Lake Lago. But the village is not the only point of interest: the park is also a place for learning, especially for children, and for relaxation. with a picnic area and barbecue area.
In the pond it is possible to see the amphibians that populate the nearby lakes of Revine: toads, frogs, turtles, salamanders, and newts.
The entire path around the lake is wheelchair accessible, but the whole area is, including the village.
So let’s go and see this village. Indeed, let’s get right into it, as you can do by rotating the image below to look around you.
The village consists of three houses, entirely rebuilt on the basis of historical finds with the materials and construction techniques of the time. Inside the houses are collected the tools of the daily life of three different historical moments. The village can only be visited accompanied by a guide, who tells you the stories of the houses and the use of tools.
The three houses tell of the evolution from 4000 to 1500 BC, passing from the first, more rudimentary, up to the Bronze Age and agriculture in the last house.
A guide will accompany us step by step, illustrating the characteristics of the places and their history, showing us the tools and their use.
Starting today, the village, together with the whole Livelet Didactic Archaeological Park, is featured on the map of “Accessible Life in Google Earth”.
Therefore it is useless to tell you more, since you can find out much more by following the next links:
Livelet - Educational Archaeological Park - In Google Earth. From there, you can see the area, look at some photos and move around. For an in-depth visit you can open the detailed map created in My Maps, where the descriptions are many, accompanied by photos and 360 ° images.
And of course, as there is much more to see, feel free to use the menu in Accessible Life in Google Earth to explore other places around the world added by other volunteers
Want to help?
Do you know an outdoor Accessible Place that is not on the map and want to help us add it? Open the Accessible Life application form and send us a request. We will be happy to provide to you all the instructions about the use of the mapping tools for creating a map to add in Accessible Life
