Archaeological Sites in Belgium
Elewijt Vicus
In the Roman period (1st-3rd c. AD), Elewijt hosted an important vicus at the junction of a secondary road (deverticulum) with the major Roman road connecting Tongeren and Boulogne [1]. A temporary…
Goyet Caves
The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in a limestone cliff about 15 metres (50 ft) above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province,…
Naulette
Naulette (Caverne de la Naulette) is a large cave on the left bank of the Lesse river near Dinant, Belgium. In 1866, paleontologist Edouard Dupont discovered a fragmented Neanderthal mandible and…
Neolithic Flint Mines of Spiennes
The Neolithic Flint Mines of Spiennes, located southeast of Mons, Belgium, represent one of north-western Europe's largest and earliest Neolithic flint extraction sites, active from 4300 to 2200 BC.…
Scladina
Scladina (or Sclayn Cave) is a Neanderthal occupation site in the Andenne hills of Belgium, where excavations since 1978 have yielded over 13,000 Mousterian stone tools [1]. The site's stratified…
Spy Cave
Spy Cave is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River [1]. Classified as a premier Heritage site of the…
Tienen Mithraeum
A Mithraic temple built around 230-240 AD on the eastern edge of the Roman vicus at Tienen, Belgium, along the major road from Cologne to Bavay. Discovered in 1998 during preventive excavations at…
Tongeren
Tongeren, in Limburg province, is Belgium's oldest town [1]. It was the only Roman administrative capital within modern Belgium's borders, known as Atuatuca Tungrorum [1]. The settlement served as…
Trou de l'Abîme
Trou de l'Abîme (Couvin Cave) is a karst cave in Wallonia, Belgium, on the right bank of the Eau Noire river in Couvin, Namur province[1]. Excavations uncovered Mousterian stone tools and a…
Veldwezelt-Hezerwater
Veldwezelt-Hezerwater is a Palaeolithic archaeological site in the municipality of Lanaken, province of Limburg, Belgium, where excavations uncovered evidence of Neanderthal habitation dating to…
Wéris Megaliths
The Wéris megaliths are a group of megalithic monuments near the village of Wéris in the Belgian province of Luxembourg [1].