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Switzerland
A recent storm brought to light flint scrapers and arrowheads dating from the Palaeolithic era in a Schaffhausen forest. The flints examined by the Schaffhausen Archaeological Service were discovered…
ETH researchers have identified a rock glacier in canton Valais that is degrading and moving very quickly. Fortunately, it does not present an immediate threat to people and infrastructure. Nothing s…
Rock avalanches and torrents started to form V-shaped valleys in the Swiss Alps approximately 25 million years ago. This landscape contrasts to the flat and hilly scenery, which characterized the Alp…
The remains of a large village dating from the Bronze Age have been discovered in Gränichen (AG), Switzerland, according to an announcement by the Cantonal Archaeological Service. The main discovery …
A St Gallen museum has returned two 17th-century ornamental silver and gold-plated ships plundered by the Nazi regime to the heirs of a German-American Jewish art collector. The silver-and-gold plate…
