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

Saint Leonhard's parish church, Bulla

There has been a church on this spot since the 13th century, and the Romanesque core of the tower was added to it. In 1555, this tower was replaced by a new one, which was lengthened towards the west and had baroque features added. The frescoes in the church, on the tower and at the cemetery chapel painted by J. Jenewein date back to the same time. The Austrian painter Jenewein died in 1745 from a fall off the scaffolding while painting the church in Bulla. The spire was mounted in 1855.

Rescion Dessot

Tree-ring dating techniques date the wood used for the dwelling back to 1426, while the wood for the barn is assumed to date back to 1419. The upper floor of the house is a 'Blockbau' timber log construction, and the chambers were added later. Rescion Dessot is the farm of origin of the painter Bernadin Piceller (Pitschieler), who worked at the turn of the 20th century in Rome and Perugia. His brother Josef was a professional musician there.

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 Alpe di Siusi plateau. Just nine coins remain out of the original coin hoard; the rest are lost. 

Flint arrowheads

Flint arrowheads, which were attached to the arrow shaft, testify to hunting activity in the high mountains. The stalk of this perfectly preserved arrowhead helped with its insertion into the shaft. The rich hunting grounds on the vast Alpe di Siusi plateau between Compaccio and Sasso Piatto attracted hunters from the early Mesolithic period and continued to attract hunters into the Copper Age, as this find at the Panorama proves.  

Quartz and flint flakes

Small worked flint pieces (microliths) were excavated at the large dolomite block known as the 'Cionstoan' (Ladin: Sas dla Stria), which is the oldest hunter's shelter yet discovered in South Tyrol. They were parts of the throwing weapons and arrows of Mesolithic hunters. In addition to flint, quartz was also used, though less frequently. This transparent mineral may have been attributed with magical significance.  

Decorated ceramic fragments from Laugen vessels

Fragments of several 'classic' Laugen jugs (named after the discovery site near Bressanone) were found on the Postal crest at 2400-2500 metres above sea level. They are assumed to be libation vessels that were deliberately smashed during cult acts. The weather-beaten shards of clay from the late Bronze Age are part of a series of discoveries from the Sciliar plateau, which is assumed to have been a fire sacrifice site (1200-1000 B.C.).

Bronze crossbow-shaped clasp

This fully preserved bronze clasp shaped like a crossbow is a chance discovery on the slopes of the Denti di Terra Rossa. The bow part is decorated with parallel notches, and its fastening ends in a knot. In ancient times, clasps were used to fasten clothing and were precursors of brooches and buttons. They are divided into lots of different types that are characteristic of certain cultures and eras. Some are for women, some for men.

Compact limestone

The rocks of the Dolomites are not only made of dolomite. Many famous mountain peaks consist of 'simple' massive limestone, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) characterized by scarce or even absent stratification. The remains of those organisms (algae, bacteria, molluscs, corals, sponges) which once formed the carbonate platforms deposited as calcareous mud on the sea floor and then solidified into compact rock over time. 

Lava

All of a sudden, long cracks began to form in the sea bed erupting huge quantities of lava that quickly turned to stone when coming into contact with the cold sea water. Despite the rapidity of the process, a few minerals managed to crystallise and may be observed in the dark matrix of the rock. In a few areas (Val di Fassa), volcanic activity was so intense that volcanic edifices rising out of the water were formed.

This natural asset is part of the tour "Browsing through the rocks of the Secëda mountain".