As part of the ongoing research project "CVMBAT" (Romance for "battle, fight and battle"), an outstanding archaeological discovery was made last autumn in Oberhalbstein (Sures) on the Roman campaign in the Alps.
Saluf-Vostga, archaeological excavations.
The Archaeological Survey of the Canton of Graubünden (ADG) has been studying the battlefield of the Roman campaign in the Alps around 15 BC for three years. in Oberhalbstein (Sures) as part of the multi-participant research project "CVMBAT".
During a systematic and large-scale survey of the area around the Crap Ses gorge, using metal detectors, a bronze deposit ★ was found on the left side of the valley. The site itself is located in the Vostga locality south of the significant prehistoric transalpine transport route.
Documented and discovered 80 bronze objects with a total weight of about 20 kilograms in a narrowly limited pit. Most of these items are so-called "fused cakes" or pieces of raw copper metal. Such items are usually associated with metal production in the foothills of the Alps.
3D model of objects in the search location.
The deposit also includes bronze sickles, several axes, a fragment of a saw, as well as jewelry and clothing items. Preliminary analyzes indicate that all the objects were placed in the ground in a wooden box and packed in leather, partially unusable. Typological and scientific dating indicates that the ensemble belongs to the late Bronze Age, that is, to 12./11. century BC
★Deposits (also known as vaults) are deliberately buried or hidden items of value, usually made of metal.
