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An Ancient Roman Shrine Surrounded By Offerings Was Just Discovered In The Swiss Alps A Hiker went for a trek in the Alps--- Stumbled upon a Roman Shrine with 2,000 year old offerings Archaeologists have found 100 coins that may have been left as offerings as well as brooches, nails, crystals, and more. On a summer day in 2020, a trail enthusiast was hiking in the Swiss Alps between the Ammertenhorn and Wildstrubel mountains, some 8,500 feet above sea level, when he spotted something on the ground — that turned out to be an ancient Roman coin. Over the next few years, archeologists visited the site and unearthed 100 of these coins, plus 27 rock crystals, 59 Roman shoe nails, a brooch, and a fragmented votive plaque shaped like a leaf. Now, experts believe the site may have been an ancient shrine to the mountain gods. Learn more about this remarkable discovery by clicking the link in our profile. On a summer day in 2020, a trail enthusiast hiking through the Swiss Alps spotted somethi
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