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Archaeology literally means the teachings or knowledge of the old or ancient (archaios is Greek for 'old' and logos means' knowledge '). The archaeology deals with physical remnants of past human activities. On this basis, the archaeologist trying to understand something of the manner in which people previously lived. Material things are remnants may: tools, weapons, coins, bricks. It may contain residues of the people themselves as skeletons, mummies or the ash of burnt bones. Of remains of animals or plants that the man had something to do.

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Switzerland (direct democratic federal republic) is located in the Alps and bordered by neighbours Germany (also of Lake Bodensee), France, Austria and Liechtenstein. The official languages in Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh. The country is also known by its Latin name Confœderatio Helvetica (CH). The capital Bern. Switzerland is popular with winter sports enthusiasts, hikers, climbers and other bergsporters. Places are: the Bernese Oberland (with the Eiger and Jungfrau mountains) with Interlaken ski resort, Ticino, Zurich, Graubünden, Schaffhausen (with the largest waterfall in Europe), Lake Geneva, Fribourg and Jura (known places such as Montreux and Gstaad). The city of Bern has the longest covered winkelarcade (of over 6 miles) of Europe. In the canton of Zermatt, the famous Matterhorn mountain.