The cargo of a Roman vessel loaded with olive oil amphorae from the Iberian Peninsula discovered at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel
Published on: Wednesday 25 March 2026
An underwater archaeology operation in Switzerland has brought to light, at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel, the remains of a Roman cargo from a vessel that sank nearly two millennia ago. The Cantonal Office of Archaeology of Neuchâtel (OARC), in collaboration with the Octopus Foundation and the Archae