At the construction site for a new wind farm in Paasdorf in Lower Austria, archaeologists have discovered floor plans of buildings that are around 7,500 years old. Ceramic vessels, stone tools and a special burial were also unearthed, EVN and ImWind announced on Sunday.
The finds at Mistelbach were discovered during preparatory work for the construction of the foundation. The floor plans of a total of nine buildings were almost completely documented, says Kurt Fiebig, head of archaeological construction supervision.
Some finds have been completely preserved
“These building finds date from the early Neolithic period.” Some ceramic vessels and stone tools are also completely preserved and undamaged, the archaeologist said. After completion of the work, the finds will be transferred to the city museum archives.
Excavation took place at four locations on the site in Paasdorf, where seven wind turbines from EVN and ImWind with a total capacity of 40.2 megawatts are to be built. “If there were no such construction works for the construction of state-of-the-art wind turbines, such ancient treasures as 7,500-year-old ships would never come to light,” said Mistelbach Mayor Erich Stubenvoll.
Source: Krone
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