1997-2005 Research in the caves of Goyet (Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium)

Excavated since 1868, generally without any method, the caves of Goyet are comprised of three principal areas of archaeological interest: the terrace and its caves entrances, the Upper Shelter and Trou du Moulin. They yielded rich occupations from the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian, as well as traces from later periods: Protohistory, Roman and Middle Ages. Bone and teeth remains from the first excavations (1868-70) and recently identified in the collections from the former excavations might be attributed to Neandertal Man.