Pile dweller program starts
Starting Wednesday, Swiss television will air the docu-soap «Pile-Dwelling People of Pfyn – Stone Age Live.» Through August 21, two families and two individuals will live in a small pile-dwelling settlement by a pond in the Thurgau municipality of Pfyn.
From Wednesday, Swiss television will be producing the documentary soap "Pfyn Pile Dwellers - Stone Age Live". Until August 21, two families and two individuals will be living in a small pile-dwelling settlement on a pond in the Thurgau municipality of Pfyn. They live in a site that is supposed to correspond to that of the so-called "Pfyn culture" in the Neolithic period from around 4000 to 3500 BC. According to an SF communiqué, the Living Science project is based on finds and the latest scientific findings from this era. It was initially controversial: The WFF had reservations about the program (see ). Life in the pile-dwelling village is documented: Every day, Swiss Television produces around 15 minutes of broadcasting and shows them after "Schweiz aktuell" at 7 pm. The first edition of the program will show how the pile dwellers experience their first hours in the Stone Age and whether they manage to make a fire. Presenter Oliver Bono will report from the studio platform opposite the pile-dwelling village. In addition to the live broadcasts, there will be four weekly summaries, which will be broadcast on Friday at 10.20 pm on SF 1.
