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Two-colored glass bowl (so-called hunting bowl) from the late antique fort cemetery of Stein am Rhein-Hofwiesen. The Greek inscription translates as “Drink, may you live!”. Late antiquity, 4th century.
Glass bead necklaces from the cemetery of Schleitheim-Hebsack and Beggingen-Löbern. Early Middle Ages, 6th – 7th century.
Flint arrowheads quarried in the Reiat. Schaffhausen-Grüthalde, Neolithic period around 4000 BC.
Silver and gold spiral rings from Thayngen-Wippel and Löhningen, Bronze Age, 2200 to 800 BC.
Harpoon points from the Kesslerloch, Thayngen, Palaeolithic period 16,000-12,000 BC.
Vessel with breasts from the settlement of Thayngen-Weier. Neolithic period, 3822 to 3584 BC.
Jugs, beakers and an ointment jar. Grave goods from the late antique fort cemetery of Stein am Rhein-Hofwiesen. 4th century.
Gold leaf cross made of very fine sheet gold with pressed decoration. It comes from the grave of a 2 ½ year old child. Stein am Rhein fort church “Burg”, 7th century.
Decorated ceramic vessel from Thayngen-Vordere Eichen, Early Bronze Age, 1800-1500 BC.
Unique in Europe are the finds from Kesslerloch and Schweizersbild, two Stone Age campsites of reindeer hunters. Perforated rods engraved with naturalistic animal depictions and filigree sculpted spear throwers reveal the astonishing artistic abilities of people at that time.
Linear Pottery culture finds from Gächlingen document the beginnings of agricultural settlement in Switzerland around 5500 BC. The finds from Thayngen-Weier from the 4th millennium BC are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps.” Also outstanding are the late Roman and early medieval grave finds from Stein am Rhein and the early medieval finds from Schleitheim.
A large number of the objects are owned by the Schaffhausen Cantonal Archaeology. They are available to the Allerheiligen Museum for exhibitions and to other institutions as loans. They are also accessible to students and researchers for study purposes. The collection continues to grow through new discoveries by the Cantonal Archaeology.
