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Flag Fen
52.5740° N, -0.1900° E
About
Flag Fen, east of Peterborough, England, is a Bronze Age site which was constructed about 3500 years ago and consists of more than 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 that the island was of religious 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.
Historical Timeline
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Peat accumulation begins
c. 2000 BCE
Bronze Age BioBlitz event
2 August 2014
Ground-level change noted
10th century BC
Dendrochronological dating of construction
1365–967 BC
Site discovery
1982
Major excavations commence
Summer 1984
End of large-scale English Heritage excavations
1995
Crowdfunded excavation by DigVentures
2012
Archaeological Features
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Animal Husbandry Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Transportation and Communication Structures
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