Definition: The archaeological site of Saint-Blaise is a late Neolithic lake dwelling in the Neuenburgersees Canton of Switzerland. At least three occupations have been identified, including Horgen (3166-3121 BC), Luescherz (2793-2673 BC) and Auvernier cordé (2640-2451 BC). Like many lake dwellings, the site of Saint-Blaise has fabulous site preservation, leading to absolutely horrendous levels of cultural material recovered from the site including 360 tons of stone, 400,000 animal bones and bone fragments, 8,500 wood fragments, and over three tons of pottery. The paleobotanical remains have been studied recently by Christiane Jacquat at the University of Zurich.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Also Known As: Bain des Dames (and not to be confused with Saint-Blaise Bouches-du-Rhône, which is a Roman oppidum that I can't find anything about)
