{"id":1878643,"date":"2026-04-12T11:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878643"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:41:34","slug":"spectacular-find-archaeologists-recover-1000-roman-objects-from-a-lake-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878643","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular find: archaeologists recover 1000 Roman objects from a lake in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/1200x675_cmsv2_8a832106-db76-5127-aef4-955c57b94e8b-9714759.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885211-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885211\" data-cid=\"9718948\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885211-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/89\/48\/189x106_cmsv2_104d8047-2f7a-54df-a362-da49937fb941-9718948.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 12, 2026. 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o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Spectacular find: archaeologists recover 1000 Roman objects from a lake in Switzerland<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/1536x864_cmsv2_8a832106-db76-5127-aef4-955c57b94e8b-9714759.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Divers at the site where the ship's cargo was found in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Divers at the site where the ship&#8217;s cargo was found in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">\u00a9 Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0\u00a9 Fondation Octopus\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspKirsten Ripper&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbsp<b>Euronews<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1775994094\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-12 13:41:34 +02:00\">12\/04\/2026 &#8211; 13:41 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        In Lake Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland, archaeologists have recovered a shipload of more than 1,000 very well preserved ceramic artefacts and swords dating from 20 to 50 AD. To avoid looting, the spectacular find was initially kept secret.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>The moment of discovery was particularly impressive for the underwater archaeologists. Diving in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel, Fabien Langenegger and Julien Pfyffer made a spectacular discovery from the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;At first, we both cautiously approached this pile of circles, which could have been a depot of mines left behind from the Second World War. But when I switched on my camera light, the characteristic colour of terracotta emerged. Looking at some broken plates, we realised that this find was extraordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is how Julien Pfyffer of Swiss NGO Octopus Foundation describes the discovery of a particularly well-preserved cargo from a ship that probably sank between 20 and 50 AD in an interview with Euronews. Even food remains found in the ceramic vessels are now being analysed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.658\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x532_cmsv2_3731f4e2-4187-5a6b-bd2e-4da4758010f3-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"Not mines, but a spectacular ceramic find in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Not mines, but a spectacular ceramic find in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;We remained rooted to the spot above the cargo&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5003750937734435\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x1206_cmsv2_ae69429f-b87e-5818-893b-e19d21292de6-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"Underwater archaeologist in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Underwater archaeologist in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Octopus Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We stood rooted to the spot over this load for several minutes. At that moment, as I watched Fabien, I realised that we were in a very special situation.&#8221; This was at the end of November 2024, but was kept secret for a long time to avoid looting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Ukraine demands extradition of Russian archaeologist arrested in Poland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drone footage showing a dark spot in the water of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel, which had been clearer for several years, had initiated the dive &#8211; the search was for a wreck. During excavation campaigns &#8211; lasting two weeks in 2025 and almost a month in 2026 &#8211; the underwater archaeologists from the Octopus Foundation unearthed more than 1,000 objects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x539_cmsv2_45d44cd5-fcbf-508a-ad70-a26cda26f07b-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"This coin lay at the bottom of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">This coin lay at the bottom of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Clues about kitchen utensils and legionnaires<\/h2>\n<p>It is assumed that this was the cargo of a freight ship that was supposed to bring kitchen utensils manufactured in Switzerland to a Roman camp. One crate was dated to the year 17 AD.<\/p>\n<p>The wreck of the cargo ship has not yet been found in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel. In recent decades, Roman ships have been excavated in both the Rhine in Germany and the Rh\u00f4ne in France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, objects were found that belonged to the equipment of legionaries &#8211; namely two gladiator swords, a dagger, a belt buckle and a fibula. According to the team of archaeologists, these suggest that legionnaires were escorting the ship. Given the quantity of artefacts found, the cargo could have been intended for a legion of around 6,000 men.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.657\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x532_cmsv2_f8ec710e-4609-5855-8283-5a8f08ec1dc6-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"A sword with a wooden sheath at the bottom of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A sword with a wooden hilt at the bottom of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A wicker basket was also discovered, which, according to archaeologists, &#8220;has been miraculously preserved in the lake chalk and contains a group of six ceramic objects that differ in their manufacture from the rest of the load.&#8221; The research team assumes that these are the less elaborate crockery and food of the seamen, i.e. the ship&#8217;s sailors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6575\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x532_cmsv2_13d4c245-9a23-5b1e-b5fb-224171ad5e71-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"Underwater archaeologists recover the 2000-year-old ship's cargo\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Underwater archaeologists recover the 2000-year-old ship&#8217;s cargo<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We have recovered from the water all the artefacts &#8211; just over 1000 &#8211; that were in danger of being damaged by anchors or nets or stolen by looters. These artefacts are now in the cleaning phase and are being processed by the restoration team on land. Once this phase is complete, the restorers can discuss with the archaeologists what they have observed and what we completely miss during the excavation phase, as we are very often in the middle of a cloud of sediment,&#8221; explains Julien Pfyffer. &#8220;The restorers will be able to recognise details (such as manufacturing seals, traces of food, protective elements such as straw between the plates) that are very difficult for us to see in the water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/47\/59\/808x535_cmsv2_951dba7d-9c3c-5ba0-82b7-2e409a331df9-9714759.jpg\" alt=\"The finds are currently being restored and analysed\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">The finds are currently being restored and analysed<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">@ Fondation Octopus<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Octopus Foundation  team is preparing a book and a documentary film to be published in 2027. An exhibition of the spectacular finds will be held at the Lat\u00e9nium <em>(source in German)<\/em>, Switzerland&#8217;s largest archaeological museum, in Neuch\u00e2tel. A date has not yet been set. 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the underwater archaeologists. Diving in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel, Fabien Langenegger and Julien Pfyffer made a spectacular discovery from the Roman Empire.&#8221;At first, we both cautiously approached this pile of circles, which could have been a depot of mines left behind from the Second World War. But when I switched on my camera light, the characteristic colour of terracotta emerged. Looking at some broken plates, we realised that this find was extraordinary.&#8221;This is how Julien Pfyffer of Swiss NGO Octopus Foundation describes the discovery of a particularly well-preserved cargo from a ship that probably sank between 20 and 50 AD in an interview with Euronews. Even food remains found in the ceramic vessels are now being analysed.&#8221;We remained rooted to the spot above the cargo&#8221;&#8221;We stood rooted to the spot over this load for several minutes. At that moment, as I watched Fabien, I realised that we were in a very special situation.&#8221; This was at the end of November 2024, but was kept secret for a long time to avoid looting.Drone footage showing a dark spot in the water of Lake Neuch\u00e2tel, which had been clearer for several years, had initiated the dive &#8211; the search was for a wreck. During excavation campaigns &#8211; lasting two weeks in 2025 and almost a month in 2026 &#8211; the underwater archaeologists from the Octopus Foundation unearthed more than 1,000 objects.Clues about kitchen utensils and legionnairesIt is assumed that this was the cargo of a freight ship that was supposed to bring kitchen utensils manufactured in Switzerland to a Roman camp. One crate was dated to the year 17 AD.The wreck of the cargo ship has not yet been found in Lake Neuch\u00e2tel. In recent decades, Roman ships have been excavated in both the Rhine in Germany and the Rh\u00f4ne in France.However, objects were found that belonged to the equipment of legionaries &#8211; namely two gladiator swords, a dagger, a belt buckle and a fibula. According to the team of archaeologists, these suggest that legionnaires were escorting the ship. Given the quantity of artefacts found, the cargo could have been intended for a legion of around 6,000 men.A wicker basket was also discovered, which, according to archaeologists, &#8220;has been miraculously preserved in the lake chalk and contains a group of six ceramic objects that differ in their manufacture from the rest of the load.&#8221; The research team assumes that these are the less elaborate crockery and food of the seamen, i.e. the ship&#8217;s sailors.&#8221;We have recovered from the water all the artefacts &#8211; just over 1000 &#8211; that were in danger of being damaged by anchors or nets or stolen by looters. These artefacts are now in the cleaning phase and are being processed by the restoration team on land. Once this phase is complete, the restorers can discuss with the archaeologists what they have observed and what we completely miss during the excavation phase, as we are very often in the middle of a cloud of sediment,&#8221; explains Julien Pfyffer. &#8220;The restorers will be able to recognise details (such as manufacturing seals, traces of food, protective elements such as straw between the plates) that are very difficult for us to see in the water.&#8221;The Octopus Foundation team is preparing a book and a documentary film to be published in 2027. An exhibition of the spectacular finds will be held at the Lat\u00e9nium (source in German), Switzerland&#8217;s largest archaeological museum, in Neuch\u00e2tel. A date has not yet been set. 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