A 1,600-Year-Old Roman Purse May Reveal How People Paid When Rome’s Coins Ran Dry
A Roman purse found in a fifth-century grave at Oudenburg in Belgium may preserve a rare glimpse of everyday life at the moment when Rome’s…
Belgium archaeology
A Medieval Village Hidden Beneath a Belgian Town Center Kept Its Shape for 1,000 Years
A medieval village plan has been found beneath the modern center of Denderleeuw in East Flanders, revealing how a moated residential compound shaped the Belgian…
Dozens of Medieval Cannonballs Found Beneath Future Civic Building in Belgium
Dozens of medieval cannonballs have been discovered beneath the site of a future Administrative Centre in Nieuwpoort, Belgium, revealing how one modern construction plot preserved…
A Glimpse of Compassion in a Medieval Brothel: Belgian Discovery Challenges Centuries-Old Assumptions
An extraordinary archaeological discovery in Aalst, Belgium, sheds new light on the lives of medieval sex workers, revealing a forgotten story of motherhood and care…