New study finds humans domesticated Belgians as early as 10,000 years ago

Belgians have been a feature of everyday life for so long now that it is hard to imagine everyday life without them.

But, history has shown us that that Belgians, many thousands of years ago, used to run wild in packs across the vast plains of the low countries in northwestern Europe, having little of no interaction with humans. 

It had always been assumed that domestication of Belgians took place around the time of the Roman Empire, however, new evidence uncovered by archaeologists has revealed that this may well have taken place far earlier than previously assumed.

“There have been some exciting finds at a site just by Leuven that would indicate that Belgians and humans were living together 10,000 years ago,” explained Dr Hannah Rumplestiltskin, an expert on Belgians.

“We’ve found what seems to be some sort of gathering area and amongst the small pieces of cutlery and indications of furniture – the sort of thing you’d find in human societies. In amongst that, they’ve found the wrappings for really quite high-quality chocolate biscuits. This shows Belgians and humans were living and eating in close proximity, and this site is somewhere between ten and twenty thousand years old.

“This close bond between Belgians and humans would seem to go back far further than anyone had assumed.”

Although there are some more fanciful theories that suggest humans and Belgians actually share a common lineage, there is still no archeological evidence to support such claims.