During the most recent excavation season at the Neolithic settlement of La Draga in northeastern Catalonia, archaeologists unearthed a significant set of wooden ruins that provide new insights into the architectural design strategies and construction methods of the ancient inhabitants of this historically important site. The discoveries included several wooden planks and other structural elements that would have supported houses and possibly other buildings as well. This is according to a statement issued by the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution, which has helped sponsor the La Draga excavations. Neolithic “Woodhenge” Discovered at Perdigões’ Complex Portugal Huge Neolithic Cursus Linked with Isle of Arran's Sacred Stones Revealed New Neolithic Construction Secrets Revealed in Catalonia First discovered in 1990 near the shores of the Lake of Banyoles in the city of Banyoles, La Draga is the only prehistoric lakeside settlement that has ever been found on the Iberian Peninsula. The site was occupied between 5,290 and 5,200 BC, and then again between 5,100 and 4,800 BC (the occupation was interrupted for 100 years by flooding). Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesEuropeHistoryRead Later