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<< Our Photo Pages >> Espace de l'Homme de Spy - Museum in Belgium in Namur

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Wednesday, 07 May 2014  Page Views: 2366

MuseumsSite Name: Espace de l'Homme de Spy Alternative Name: EHOS
Country: Belgium Province: Namur Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Spy
Latitude: 50.483378N  Longitude: 4.666336E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Espace de l'Homme de Spy
Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Façade of the museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Namur

Museum dedicated to the excavations and history of the nearby Cave of Spy (see separate entry in nearby sites list below, under "Grotte de Spy").

More info (in French) with photos at:
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Espace de l'Homme de Spy
Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Comparison between, on the left : Homo Spyensis (one of the last representative of Homo Neanderthalensis before his disappearance about 15000 BC, 1.65 m tall at adult age, and, on the right : Homo Sapiens. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Daily life (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Open dwelling (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Hunting (Vote or comment on this photo)

Espace de l'Homme de Spy
Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Homo Spyensis, "Spy I", younger and lighter than "Spy II", possibly a girl. Both lived ca. 16000 BC. These are replicas of the recovered bones; the originals are preserved in the University of Liège. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Espace de l'Homme de Spy
Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Homo Spyensis, a young man, "Spy II", aged 25. he lived ca. 16000 BC. These are replicas of the recovered bones; the originals are preserved in the University of Liège.

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Espace de l'Homme de Spy submitted by Alta-Falisa : Logo of the Museum.

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 677m ESE 121° Grotte de Spy* Cave or Rock Shelter
 988m SW 236° Pierre aux Quatre-Vents* Modern Stone Circle etc
 2.0km W 263° La Pierre qui Tourne (Velaine-sur-Sambre)* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 2.1km W 263° Polissoirs de Velaine sur Sambre* Polissoir
 8.0km SE 138° Pierre Sainte-Agathe* Rock Outcrop
 14.4km E 100° Grognon* Ancient Village or Settlement
 14.5km E 99° Musée archéologique de Namur* Museum
 14.9km ESE 107° Pierre du Diable (Velaine sur Meuse)* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 17.9km NNW 342° Pierre qui Tourne de Beaurieux* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 19.2km NNE 29° La Grosse Borne (Perwez)* Marker Stone
 20.1km SE 139° Pierres Jumelles d'Annevoie* Rock Outcrop
 20.1km SE 132° Menhirs de Frappe-Cul* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 20.6km SE 136° Musée Archéologique de la Haute-Meuse* Museum
 22.6km NNE 12° Cheval de Godde* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 23.8km SSE 153° Montaigle Castle Caves* Museum
 24.5km NNE 29° The Tumulus of Glimes Round Barrow(s)
 25.0km E 100° Grottes de Goyet* Cave or Rock Shelter
 25.5km E 89° Grotte Scladina* Cave or Rock Shelter
 26.0km SE 143° Pierre du Diable - Anhée* Rock Outcrop
 27.4km WNW 298° Musée communal de Nivelles* Museum
 28.3km SW 233° Zeupire Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 28.7km SW 225° Menhir de Cour-sur-Heure* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 30.7km W 267° Musée Royal de Mariemont* Museum
 33.9km E 94° Coussin de Saint-Mort* Early Christian Sculptured Stone
 34.2km E 96° Pierre du Diable (Haillot)* Standing Stones
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Re: Espace de l'Homme de Spy by Alta-Falisa on Wednesday, 07 May 2014
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