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Alpine guardians try to put treasures on ice Switzerland

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 18 April 2008  Page Views: 1710

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Country: Switzerland Prehistoric treasures unearthed in the Alps as melting glaciers recede are under threat from looters who are removing many of them. Such is the concern for the newly revealed objects - which include weapons, clothing and tools - that a task force of archaeologists, anthropologists, mountain climbers and Alpine rescue teams has been formed in an attempt to salvage them.

Franco Nicolis, an archaeologist from Trento, said: “We must be ready to intervene as if we were dealing with a public calamity.”

He said that mountain climbers and hikers would be asked to report any finds to the task force rather than removing them.

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