Dwelling, destruction, and preservation

Flag Fen and Must Farm: snapshots of Bronze Age life

The Fenland region with its wetland environment has preserved some of the most spectacular prehistoric archaeology in the
world – Flag Fen and Must Farm provide striking glimpses into domestic life and the prehistoric landscape thousands of years ago.

Flag Fen and Must Farm: key features

  • Spectacular archaeological preservation of burnt and waterlogged remains
  • Prehistoric houses so well-preserved even bowls with meals still inside are found
  • Rare evidence of a wide range of organic artefacts of village life, including fish traps and wooden walkways
  • Complete prehistoric boats
  • The oldest wheel in Britain

Address

The Droveway
Northey Road
Peterborough
PE6 7QJ

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Excavation of Bronze Age roundhouse at Must Farm (© Cambridge Archaeological Unit), and Manga style cartoon of Must Farm excavations (Hugo Yoshikawa)

CONTACTS

Principal Investigator: Dr Simon Kaner,
Sainsbury Institute, University of East Anglia

S.Kaner@uea.ac.uk

Co-Investigator: Dr Sam Nixon
Sainsbury Institute, University of East Anglia

Sam.Nixon@uea.ac.uk

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