Late Roman fort Ad Fines

The fort of Pfyn had an area of 1.6 hectares. The northern fort wall and parts of the western wall have been preserved (and are partially visible). The east wall and large parts of the south wall have not survived and probably collapsed during a flood disaster. The northern fort wall was also fortified with semi-circular towers. The fort area has yielded over 10,000 finds to date. Weapons and other pieces of military equipment are rare. Jewelry, on the other hand, is extremely richly represented: a gold earring, hair and garment pins as well as bracelets made of silver, bronze and bone, glass beads, brooches and other costume accessories through to toiletries. Among the tableware, terra sigillata was imported from the northern provinces; imports from the Rhone Valley and Africa are rarer. Amphorae were transported to Ad Fines from Spain, Palestine and North Africa. The most important finds are exhibited in the Transitory Museum in the Trotte in Pfyn and in the Museum of Archaeology Thurgau in Frauenfeld.