Two flint arrowheads
Evidence of the versatile use of Alpine pastures in the Bronze Age.
Arrowheads bear witness to hunting in the high mountains, which was still practiced in the Middle Bronze Age. These two arrowheads from Lech Sant, an Alpine lake, on the Aschgleralm (Ladin Mastlé), together with other finds, indicate the significance of the location as a cult place where sacrificial burnt offerings were made. The colloquial name 'Heiliger See' (Holy Lake) and the legend of the submerged chapel in the lake keep the memory of pre-Christian mountain cults alive to this day.
Main category:
Archaeology
Subcategory:
Tools and weapons
Epoch:Bronze Age
Area(s):S. Cristina
GPS coordinates:@11.72952,46.5862
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