A diver emerging with a piece of wood retrieved from below the muddy bed of Lake Lucerne, where archaeologists have found the remains of houses that once stood on stilts. Philipp Schmidli
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Bronze Age village beneath Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. According to a press release, the settlement had long lain hidden under the lake’s muddy floor but was revealed when a trench was being cut for a new water pipeline between December 2019 and May 2020. In March 2020, the excavation unearthed pottery and wooden poles that were identified as prehistoric by a team of underwater archaeologists.
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Thrill ride: the curves of the road along Beatenberg, Seestrasse are cut right into the magnificent mountainous rock.
See 12 world heritage sites along the most beautiful Swiss roads in this cultural tour-de-force. share this article
It’s the grand slam of road trips. Hit a dozen world heritage sites as you traverse across the diverse natural and cultural wonders of the land of wine and watches on the Grand Tour of Switzerland. If this were a numbers game, you’d come out a winner: The 1,000-mile (1,643-kilometer) route takes you to 45 top attractions, 22 lakes, and five Alpine passes, where you’ll hear four different languages as you reach almost every corner of the country.