The finds would now have to be dated even more precisely in order to find out what really belongs to the two people and to reveal part of their history. Romain Andenmatten from the cantonal office for archeology in Valais confirmed a corresponding report from the program “Mise au Point”, which was broadcast on Sunday evening on RTS television in western Switzerland. It was a “very interesting case,” said Andenmatten on Monday at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.
Analyzes have shown that the bones, mummified remains and clothing found scattered over a length of 800 meters on the Saleina Glacier over the past 15 years come from two people, a man and a woman, “without being able to say whether they were traveling together at the time of their deaths or whether they were separate events,” the archaeologist said. The only thing that is certain is that both lived in the Rhone Valley between 1640 and 1800.
The discovery is reminiscent of the find of the “mercenary”, who died around 1600 and was found in 1984 on the Theodul Pass in the Zermatt region with clothing, shoehorns, shoes, razors, coins, a dagger, sword and pistol. Examination of these remains eventually led to the assessment that the mercenary was more likely a trader.
Source: Nachrichten
