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

Nine late-Roman copper coins

A hoard of coins or money containing half a kilo of Roman coins was buried and hidden shortly before the year 326 in the Constantine era as an emergency. This was discovered in a dry stone wall by two builders while digging the foundations of the Eurotel on the Seiser Alm plateau. Just nine coins remain out of the original coin hoard; the rest are lost.

Small copper axe

This 6cm copper tool attests to the transition from the Stone Age to the early Metal Age (3,200-2,200 BC). As part of a settled way of life, people began to extract and process copper to make tools. The discovery site of this axe, near a water source under a mighty dolomite block at the foot of the Langkofel, suggests that it might have been a votive offering.