Lyss (German pronunciation: [ˈliːs]) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the
Canton of Bern 
in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of
Busswil bei Büren 
was merged with Lyss.
History
Lyss is first mentioned in 1009 as Lissa.
The oldest traces of humans in Lyss include neolithic, Bronze Age and Hallstatt culture items scattered around the municipality. One of the best preserved items is a 6th-century BC Etruscan bronze statue. Roman era bricks have been found in Kirchhübeli along with early medieval and medieval tombs and the remains of a Carolingian church.