The Aisne valley has been a welcoming environment for thousand years, as evidenced by its numerous archaeological sites. Very appealing Gaul’s ruins and Gallo-Roman pieces of work have been listed, which makes the Aisne area a cradle for Merovingian history. The Archaeological Park of Marle-sur-Serre particularly highlights this legacy.
The Archaeological Park of Marle-sur-Serre:
It has both a museum, situated in the town’s old mill, and an open-air reenactment of a Merovingian village and its environment. This is the opportunity to explore the past in an educational and entertaining way.
The museum shows the artefacts discovered in the necropolis of Goudelancourt-les-Pierrepont, dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries: tombstones and sarcophagus, weapons, ornaments. It helps understanding their historical context.
The park presents a village’s way of life in the Middle Ages. The houses were built according to the construction techniques used at that time. A reconstructed natural environment surrounds them and there are also animals, which remind of the farming activity there used to be in the Merovingian era.
The Merovingian Days:
They take place on August 15-16 and on September 19-20 in the Archaeological Park. They offer a reenactment of daily life in the countryside in the Middle Ages: woodworking, stone carving, pottery workshop, Merovingian vase firing, bread baking in an earthenware oven, wool weaving and dyeing, basket making, …
More information:
Aisne Tourist Office: www.evasion-aisne.com
Aisne Archeological Park Marle-sur-Serre Picardie The Merovingian Days
