Barge
In 2000 the Archéosite d’Aubechies asbl (non-profit-making society) was granted European financial means to help it developing the tourist infrastructures of its site within the framework of the programme “Phasing Out” of Target 1 (Commissariat Général au Tourisme and FEDER). Part of this allowance was used to reproduce the barge (16 meters long by 2.90 meters wide).
This replica is based upon components of the original exposed in Ath and is as true as possible to its model. Hypotheses based upon ancient iconographical documents as well as upon other original barges discovered in Europe (Zwammerdam, Bevaix, Lyon, …) enabled to reproduce the missing parts.
This replica is based upon components of the original exposed in Ath and is as true as possible to its model. Hypotheses based upon ancient iconographical documents as well as upon other original barges discovered in Europe (Zwammerdam, Bevaix, Lyon, …) enabled to reproduce the missing parts.
