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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

Bronze fishhooks

This simple nail has U-shaped bends in three places and has one rolled-up and one sharp end. This is evidence that fishing took place in Grödner Bach stream (Ladin: Derjon) during the prehistoric period. The bronze hook was excavated together with other bronze utensils (clasps, nails, button, ring) in an Iron Age dwelling from the 4th to the 2nd century B.C. at Col de Flam.

Two Iron Age grindstones

These two grindstones made of volcanic stone from Col de Flam excavation site were used for milling grain. Grindstones were pushed back and forth across a fixed grinding stone. This spherical grindstone exploded after being heated to a high temperature. This is a sign that a large blaze took place in the house that it was kept in.

Fragments of a large ceramic bowl

A large, shallow, pan-like bowl with two side handles was unearthed during excavation of a floor in a Rhaetian dwelling south of Col de Flam historical farm side. The excavation work was carried out druing the extension of the from from St. Ulrich to St. Jakob and provided the first certain proof of an Iron Age settlement at Col de Flam.

Ceramic fragments from several vessels

In prehistoric dwellings, large ceramic containers were used to keep foodstuffs in. These coarse clay shards have decorative trims going around them, partly smooth, partly with indentations. The finds come from Rabanserhof in St. Peter at Lajen, the original parish of Gröden. They were unearthed during excavation of a house from the mid Bronze Age (1500 - 1350 B.C.).