6:00pm-7:00pm on Wednesday 13 September
Lecture Theatre A - University of Cambridge Admissions Office, New Museums site, Bene't Street, CB2 3PT
Between 2015-16 archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit excavated the remains of one of the best-preserved Bronze Age settlements ever discovered in the UK. The site, located in Whittlesey, contained the remains of stilted roundhouses built over a river channel that burnt down in a catastrophic fire 3,000 years ago.
Thousands of spectacular artefacts, including astonishingly well-preserved textiles, tools, weapons and even the remains of Bronze Age meals, are helping us to refine our understanding of life in the Cambridgeshire peat fens almost 3,000 years ago. This talk describes this exciting excavation and reveals the story of the settlement including discussions of how scientific techniques can open new windows into the past.
Speaker: Chris Wakefield, Engagement and Communications Officer, Cambridge Archaeological Unit