The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Richly-decorated Roman mosaic uncovered during Swiss building works Pipe laying works in the Swiss town of Avenches have led to the discovery of a highly detailed Roman mosaic. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180906/richly-decorated-roman-mosaic-uncovered-during-swiss-building-works Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:49:11 +0200 richly-decorated-roman-mosaic-uncovered-during-swiss-building-works Ancient Roman fridge discovered near Basel keeps beer cool for months Swiss archaeologists studying mysterious shafts unearthed at the Roman site of Augusta Raurica have successfully demonstrated that they can store beer on ice for at least three months, adding weight to their hypothesis that the four-metre pits were designed as ancient refrigerators. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180706/augusta-raurica-basel-ancient-roman-fridge-keeps-beer-cool-for-a-month Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:39:16 +0200 augusta-raurica-basel-ancient-roman-fridge-keeps-beer-cool-for-a-month Swiss researchers try to get ancient Roman fridge working (again) Archaeologists near the Swiss city of Basel are trying to definitively establish if mysterious shafts discovered at Switzerland’s extensive Augusta Raurica site in 2013 could have been ancient refrigerators. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180403/swiss-researchers-try-to-get-ancient-roman-fridge-working-again-history Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:37:44 +0200 swiss-researchers-try-to-get-ancient-roman-fridge-working-again-history