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Ancient Silver Fir from Lake Altaussee

Ancient Silver Fir from Lake Altaussee

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Ancient Silver Fir from Lake Altaussee

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Location: Altaussee, Liezen, Styria, Austria

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Thomas

April 12, 2024

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A silver fir tree around 1,400 years old was recovered from Lake Altaussee as part of a research project. The tree comes from an underwater forest that has been known since the 1970s. According to those responsible, the recovery of the 1,400 year old fir tree took several weeks. The tree was 18 meters deep and weighs six tons. Project manager Erwin Heine explained that the fire department needed four attempts to recover the tree. Around 100 tree trunks were also in the lake. Wood samples were taken from these, which showed that the trees were the same age.

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