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Meare Lake Village
51.1764° N, -2.7956° E
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Meare Lake Village is the site of an Iron Age settlement on the Somerset Levels at Meare, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Historical Timeline
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Settlement occupation
300 BC–100 AD
Discovery
1895
Early excavation begins
1908
Somerset Levels Project excavations (west)
1970s
Somerset Levels Project excavations (east)
1980s
GPR survey and coring
1998
Archaeological Features
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Animal Husbandry Features
Industrial and Craft Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
Transportation and Communication Structures
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