The Archeosite® of Aubechies-Beloeil lies in the heart of one of “Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie” (“the most beautiful villages of Wallonia”). It contains the most famous collection of archeological reconstructions in Belgium. Visitors start their tour in the early Neolithic times of 5000 BCE and conclude it in 300 CE at the end of the Roman period.
Visitors are welcomed into the homes of prehistoric man, starting in the stone age, advancing through the bronze and iron age before reaching the Roman period. There is a luxurious Roman villa, an antique Necropolis, and the tour concludes with a reconstructed Gallo-roman ship – ancestor to the modern barge. Reconstructions are brought to life through the use of furniture and decorations applicable to the period, which have been copied on originals found during the excavations.
The Archeosite of Aubechies-Beloeil hosts the “Centre d’Interprétation des Cultes et Croyances Antiques” – a museum interpreting the belief systems of the ancient peoples, from the polytheist cults of the iron age (5th century BCE) up until the time of Christianity. The museum hosts a large number of artefacts linked to their beliefs, found during the excavations.