Rätia Cave
The Rätia Cave (also Raetia Cave) is located northeast of Telfes in the anterior Stubai Valley in the Innsbruck-Land district in Tyrol in Austria .
When the finds from the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum were recovered, numerous astragali (foot bones) from sheep or goats and over 200 mostly well-preserved vessels from the Fritzens-Sanzeno culture were recovered. Vessels and bones often have simple characters, similar to the letters of the so-called Rhaetian or North Etruscan alphabet .
The cleft cave was probably used as a cistern in prehistoric times . Dripping water collected inside, after the snowmelt or after heavy rain the cistern overflowed. The mineral-rich, slightly acidic water contains sulphatic solutions.
The excavator Gerard Kaltenhauser suspects that the goddess Raetia was worshiped in this cave, whereby the drinking bowls and votive offerings were sacrificed after enjoying the healing water . The finds are exhibited in the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum.
location
The Rätia cave is located in the Ruetz valley northeast of the church bridge between Wiesenhof ( 47 ° 10 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 11 ° 22 ′ 30.8 ″ E ) and Gallhof ( 47 ° 10 ′ 54.7 ″ N , 11 ° 23 ′ 15.1 ″ O ).
literature
- Otto H. Urban: Guide to the prehistory of Austria . Bundesverlag Vienna 1989 ISBN 3-215-06230-5 p. 219
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fritzens-Sanzeno culture is an alpine archaeological culture from the Iron or La Tène period . Its bearers, identified as Raetians , were discovered during the Roman campaigns in 15 BC. Chr. Completely extinguished or permanently romanized
- ↑ Directions (Option 2)
Web links
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