What surprised underwater archaeologists at the Lake Constance wreck

By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews with BGfU

Published on

18/07/2026 - 8:00 GMT+2

Off the shore of Lindau in Lake Constance, underwater archaeologists have discovered wooden parts of a shipwreck that appear to be much older than initially assumed.

"The tip came from a recreational diver who knows the area well. He had already suspected that it might be a wreck," reports research diver in underwater archaeology Prof Dr Tobias Pflederer in response to a Euronews enquiry. By profession he is a cardiologist in Kaufbeuren and a professor at the University of Erlangen, and he also serves as honorary president of the Bavarian Society for Underwater Archaeology (BGfU).