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  • Must Farm Bronze Age site: Archaeologists at work [ East Anglia, 3K yr old boat ]

    01/16/2012 6:05:48 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies · 3+ views
    Past Horizons ^ | Sunday, January 15, 2012 | unattributed
    Over three thousand years ago the inhabitants of a small southeast fenland community were skilled boat builders, enjoyed fishing, and practised a method of eel trapping still in use today in East Anglia. Mark Knight, senior project officer for Cambridge Archaeological Unit, said: "It's archaeology like it's never been preserved before." The incredibly detailed picture of Bronze Age life discovered on the River Nene, at Must Farm quarry, Whittlesey, has everything from well preserved boats, spears and swords to clothing and jewellery as well as carved bowls and pots still full of food, making it one of the most significant...