Spy, Belgium

Spy (Walloon: Spî) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Here in 1886, in Betche aux Roches cavern, Maximin Lohest and Marcel de Puydt found two nearly perfect Neanderthal skeletons (man and woman) at the depth of 16 feet (4.9 m), with numerous implements of the Mousterian type. Recently Yves Saquet found a third skeleton of the same age.[1]

  • The church of St. Amand (1900).
    The church of St. Amand (1900).
  • Neanderthal Skull, found in 1886 in Spy, one of the main sites importance for the proof of the existence of the human species of Neanderthal
    Neanderthal Skull, found in 1886 in Spy, one of the main sites importance for the proof of the existence of the human species of Neanderthal
  • Commemoration plate for the archaeologists working Spy
    Commemoration plate for the archaeologists working Spy

See also

References
  1. RTBF Belgian television news, 19.01.2010

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