Über die Alpen - Menschen Wege Waren (various authors)

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(German: Title means "Across the Alps - People routes merchandise)

This book was an accompanying-documentation to the exhibition "Über die Alpen - Menschen Wege Waren". It serves however as a general view of the alp crossings from the primeval time to the Middle Ages.

Following topics are described:

bulletVarious routes
- Lukmanier route
- Etschtal
- amber street
- Inntal
- Grison alps region
- Via Claudia Augusta
- North Tyrol
- water routs at the Etsch
bulletFinds, for example:
- silex
- trade in the young Stone Age
- jewelry
- cultural relationships between the areas north and south of the alps (Neolithic period and copper time)
- copper production and distribution
- ...
bulletRoutes
- travel descriptions

The book is in particular interesting since it displays the newest investigation state.

2002 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

ISBN 3-8062-1733-5

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