Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project

Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project

A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s furthest northwestern settlements. These 2,000-year-old remains of Augusta Raurica were uncovered before construction began on a multifamily housing unit near present-day Basel. The intriguing archeological finds here depict how even the major settlement’s earliest years featured intentional urban planning strategies and sop…

Ancient Roman Road, Bronze Panther Found in Switzerland

Excavation of a well-preserved Roman basement at the Kaiseraugst site. Credit: Freigelegter Keller / Kanton Aargau Archaeologists in northern Switzerland have uncovered a section of an ancient Roman road and a rare bronze panther figurine during a major excavation in Kaiseraugst, near the German border. The discovery offers insight into everyday life in Augusta Raurica, founded nearly 2,000 years ago. Excavation tied to planned housing developme…

During a major rescue excavation in Kaiseraugst, northern Switzerland, an ancient Roman road was uncovered. The article Roman road from Kaiseraugst. Infant burials discovered right next to it comes from the website Wszystko co końca.

Archaeologists from the Inrap are currently conducting excavations at Les Olivettes in Melesse on an area of 5 hectares, upstream of a commercial ZAC project, by the Community of Communes Val d'Ille-Aubigné. The intervention aims to study the remains of an important occupation of the Roman era and to understand its evolution until the early Middle Ages.

Roman road, infant burials, and rare artifacts unearthed in ancient Augusta Raurica, Switzerland

In a major archaeological excavation prior to a new construction project in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, archaeologists uncovered well-preserved Roman structures and rare artifacts in the ancient area formerly known as Augusta Raurica. The rescue excavation, led by the Aargau Cantonal Archaeology Department, was carried out from May 2024 to March 2025 and shed new light on the lower town of one of the most significant Roman settlements north of the…

Within the framework of a large construction project, the Cantonal Archaeology of Aargau carried out a rescue excavation between early May 2024 and late March 2025. This significantly expanded knowledge of the lower city of Kaiseraugust, the former Augusta Raurica, the best preserved Roman city to the north [...]