ABSTRACT
All the major lacustrine and marshland prehistoric settlements in Slovenia are to be found within the Ljubljana Marsh complex. Since the first discovery of ancient settlements in the second half of the eighteenth century, the Marsh has been researched extensively yielding extremely well-preserved archaeological evidence. This chapter will not only stress the importance of wetland archaeological research in Slovenia, but it will also show how the Ljubljana Marsh settlements are vital to understand the lake-dwelling phenomenon as a whole in the Alpine region and surroundings.
