Outdoor Chimes - Flag Fen Archaeology Park - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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A set of outdoor chimes in a seating and childrens play area at Flag Fen Archaeology Park.
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Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2017
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A set of outdoor chimes in a seating and childrens play area at Flag Fen Archaeology Park.
"A tuned instrument consisting of a set of 8 metal tubes hung from a timber frame. The longer the length of tube that is struck, the lower the pitch that is created."
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"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.