"People did live in the Alps too, but like today, they lived on valley floors and used the pastures higher up for their animals. "The Romans lived in all of Switzerland," Gubler said. The Western Roman Empire began toward the end of the 1 st century BC and ended in the 5 th century AD. "The rock crystals we found occur naturally up there but may be part of the reason the location was considered significant/auspicious," Gubler said. The site's significance may have something to do with the little rock crystals that the team found among the coins. Markus Detmer/Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern Regula Glatz/Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern Photo of the votive plaque found at the site, which may have been used to worship the Roman mountain gods. The presence of these crystals may have been part of the reason this site was so auspicious. Photo of one of the rock crystals that were found during the excavation. "The mountains had clearly a religious significance," Gubler said. In one of them, archeologists have found an inscription that mentions female alpine deities. Just over 12 miles from the site is the town of Thun, which houses several Roman temples. "We are only at the beginning of the investigations, but we think it is a holy place, where people went to deposit votive offerings-mainly coins, but also other objects-asking the deities for things or thanking them," Gubler said. The unusual location of the site, and the concentrated selection of treasures that had amassed there, have led the researchers to believe that this was a place of great religious significance. Which, of course, was an amazing experience." "We had to fly our supplies up there and camped for several days. "The site is several hours' hike from the nearest road and also far from hiking paths," she said. Mystery surrounds discovery of python under seat of Virginia U-Haul truck.Grave of elite Bronze Age brothers with mystery disease discovered. Scientists are now teaching AI how to read human minds.
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