Bronze Age Artefacts Found in Switzerland
2nd July 2023
Last modified on July 23rd, 2023
Around 80 rare artefacts from the late Bronze Age, including jewellery, sickles and axes, have been unearthed in the Albula region in southeast Switzerland. The objects date from the 11th…
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Around 80 rare artefacts from the late Bronze Age, including jewellery, sickles and axes, have been unearthed in the Albula region in southeast Switzerland.
The objects date from the 11th and 12th centuries BC.
Most of the metal objects are made of cast iron or copper.
There are several Bronze Age sickles, axes, a fragment of a saw and pieces of jewellery and clothing.
It is described as “by far the largest and most important” find from this period in the Swiss canton.
See here for further details and images.
