TRAINING – Advanced Training on the Research Review of the Roman Period 2.0

n Friday 9 October 2026, Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen (B), together with Ghent University, is organising an advanced training course on the Roman period at the Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire Building in Brussels. This is being organised following the revision of this chapter in the 2008 Research Review.

The training provides an overview of the current state of knowledge after almost 20 years of new archaeological research into the Roman period. In addition to an overview of the latest insights, the speakers will also provide recommendations and valuable lessons for day-to-day archaeological practice. They will not only demonstrate the enormous increase in knowledge generated by archaeological research, but also highlight where opportunities remain to further strengthen our heritage management.

Are you a (recognised) archaeologist, a researcher at a government institution, an IOED, a city or municipality, a university or any other institution? Then do not hesitate to update your knowledge of the Romans in Flanders and attend this unique and inspiring study day. Together with colleagues from the sector, you can contribute to a stronger heritage policy. A sandwich lunch will be provided at midday. Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.

More information about how to reach the venue can be found via this link.

🚨This training counts as advanced training for recognised archaeologists.

Would you like to be well prepared for this study day? Then listen to our podcast series De ArcheoToog about the Roman period.

Programme

8.30: Welcome with coffee
9.15: Opening remarks
9.30: Michiel Dekoninck & Wim De Clercq, Presentation of the Research Review chapter on the Roman period.
10.15: Elke Wesemael, Patrick Reygel & Natasja De Winter, Roman Tongeren: the current state of affairs.
11.00: Coffee break
11.30: Wim De Clercq, Roman rural settlement in Flanders.
12.30–13.30: Lunch
13.30: Sofie Vanhoutte, Militarisation and military infrastructure.
13.55: Marleen Martens, Between context and interpretation: cult sites and ritual deposits in Flanders.
14.20: Vince Van Thienen, Material culture of the Late Roman period.
14.45: Coffee break
15.15: Sibrecht Reniere & Roland Dreesen, From building material to everyday object: extraction, import and (re)use of natural stone.
15.40: Tim Clerbaut, Pots and pans: a review of the study of Roman (building) ceramics.
16.05: Giel Verbeelen & Johan Van Heesch, The importance of coins from excavations for increasing our knowledge of the Roman period.
16.30: Koen Deforce, Kristof Haneca, Aze Peeters, Anne van Hilst & Annelies Storme, Landscape evolution and woodland exploitation in the Roman period in Flanders. New insights since Malta.
17.00: End