The Preservation Hall - Flag Fen Archaeology Park - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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An information board outside the preservation hall, housing a 3300 year old bronze age causeway, at Flag Fen Archaeology Park.
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Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/30/2017
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'Inside the Preservation Hall you will see a preserved section of the Bronze Age post-alignment or timber causeway. These timbers are left exactly as they were found by archaeologists when they were uncovered. This is a unique opportunity to see part of such a monumental structure from 3,300 years ago. While the causeway was being built, water levels in the fen were rising. When the Romans came to Britain the causeway and platform were already covered with waterlogged peat and clay. This layer stopped the timbers from rotting along with many other objects deposited here. The preservatFon hall has a water system which was specially designed to keep the timbers wet and preserved for you to see. Some of the wonderful artefacts found can be seen on display in the museum.'
"Flag Fen, east of Peterborough, England, is a Bronze Age site developed about 3500 years ago, comprising over 60,000 timbers, arranged in five very long rows, creating a wooden causeway (around 1 km long) across the wet fenland. Part way across the structure, a small island was formed. Items associated with it have led scholars to conclude the island was a site of religious ceremonies and significance. Archaeological work began in 1982 at the site, which is located 800 m (0.5 miles) east of Fengate. Flag Fen is now part of the Greater Fens Museum Partnership. A visitor centre has been constructed on site, and some areas have been reconstructed, including a typical Iron Age roundhouse dwelling."
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There is a fee to enter the archaeology site. Check the website above for current entrance fees.