Archaeological Sites in Belgium

Cave Structures in Belgium (5)

Goyet Caves

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…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC
Naulette

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…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC
Scladina

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. The…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC
Spy Cave

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. Classified as a premier…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC
Trou de l'Abîme

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. Excavations uncovered Mousterian stone…

Cave Structures · < 4500 BC

City/town/settlement in Belgium (2)

Elewijt Vicus

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…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD
Tongeren

Tongeren

Tongeren, in Limburg province, is Belgium's oldest town. It was the only Roman administrative capital within modern Belgium's borders, known as Atuatuca Tungrorum. The settlement…

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Archaeological site in Belgium (1)

Veldwezelt-Hezerwater

Veldwezelt-Hezerwater

Veldwezelt-Hezerwater is a Palaeolithic archaeological site in the municipality of Lanaken, province of Limburg, Belgium, where excavations uncovered evidence of Neanderthal…

Archaeological site · < 4500 BC

Megalithic stones in Belgium (1)

Wéris Megaliths

Wéris Megaliths

The Wéris megaliths are a group of megalithic monuments near the village of Wéris in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.

Megalithic stones · 4500 - 3000 BC

Mine/quarry in Belgium (1)

Neolithic Flint Mines of Spiennes

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…

Mine/quarry · < 4500 BC

Temple complex in Belgium (1)

Tienen Mithraeum

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…

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

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