Archaeological research reveals what medieval villages in Flanders looked like

Archaeological research reveals what medieval villages in Flanders looked like

A residential area surrounded by a moat, which developed in the centre of the town of Denderleeuw (East Flanders) in the 10th century, shaped the village’s appearance well into the 19th century research carried out by archaeologists near the local church has revealed. ‘It teaches us a lot about what the villages in the southern part of East Flanders used to look like. They were clusters, rather than the continuous built-up areas we know today.’