Discover the site

In the area of Chiboz, above Fully, the rocky promontory of Le Scex Rouge, situated at an altitude of 1230 m, is clearly visible from the Rhone valley plain. Archaeological investigations carried out there in 1996 and 1997 identified two significant settlements of the metal ages.

Towards the end of the 2nd millennium BC, at the end of the Bronze Age, a fortified settlement was built on the hill, surrounded by a defensive ditch. A massive dry-stone wall 4 to 10 m wide and a few residential buildings with adjoining kitchen gardens were built on the flattening. This first settlement is attested by pottery and an outstanding bronze axe. It is followed by a small hamlet at the end of the Iron Age around 450 BC. During this second phase of settlement, the wall was possibly strengthened and widened to protect the inhabitants from attack and a burial ground was built outside the settlement.

Activities

Visit the exhibition "Là-haut Da oben. Fortified settlements in the Valais, yesterday and today" at Schloss Leuk (Castle of Leuk). There you can admire a model of the site as well as finds from the archaeological excavations. The exhibition runs from May 20 to September 28 2022.