▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁lo oms , ▁were ▁ens ured . ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁platforms , ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁lake , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁level ▁or ▁elev ated ▁near ▁the ▁lake ▁shore , ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁repeatedly ▁exposed ▁to ▁flo oding . ▁The ▁lake ▁and ▁the ▁Lim mat ▁probably ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁transport ation ▁way ▁and ▁as ▁source ▁of ▁food . ▁Agricult ure , ▁hunting ▁and ▁gather ing ▁economy ▁also ▁was ▁verified . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁excellent ▁pres ervation ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁wet ▁environment , ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁between ▁ 4 3 5 0 ▁BC ▁and ▁ 2 4 0 0 ▁BC , ▁the ▁scient ist ▁got ▁further ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁economy ▁at ▁that ▁settlement , ▁where ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁liv est ock ▁fell ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁The ▁di et ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁was ▁surprising ly ▁rich : ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁pe as , ▁po ppy , ▁wild ▁app les , ▁black ber ries , ▁r asp ber ries , ▁st raw ber ries , ▁ha z eln uts ▁and ▁white fish , ▁per ch , ▁pi ke ▁and ▁cat fish ▁from ▁the ▁lake . ▁Also ▁found ▁were ▁b ones ▁of ▁domestic ▁animals , ▁such ▁as ▁cattle , ▁sheep , ▁go ats ▁and ▁p igs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁remains ▁of ▁wild ▁animals , ▁among ▁them ▁au ro chs , ▁de er , ▁ro e ▁de er , ▁wild ▁bo ar , ▁ha re , ▁horses ▁and ▁be ars .