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Swiss unearth 5,000-year-old door

Archeologists find 'remarkable' Neolithic wooden door as old as Stonehenge at site of planned car park in Zurich


The 5,000-year old door has a 'clever design that even looks good', archaeologists said. Photograph: AP

Associated Press
Friday 8 January 2016

Archaeologists in Zurich have unearthed a 5,000-year-old door that may be one of the oldest ever found in Europe.

The ancient poplar wood door is "solid and elegant" with well-preserved hinges and a "remarkable" design for holding the boards together, archaeologist Niels Bleicher said today.

Using tree rings to determine its age, Bleicher believes the door could have been made in 3,063BC, just as construction on Stonehenge began.

"The door is very remarkable because of the way the planks were held together," he told the Associated Press.

more at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/20/swiss-unearth-neolithic-door-zurich