2005

TL2298 : Bronze Age Settlement, Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park

taken 19 years ago, near to Newark, Peterborough, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Bronze Age Settlement, Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park in this square
Bronze Age Settlement, Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park
Bronze Age Settlement, Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park
Between 1350 and 950BC a wooden platform and post alignment that stretch for nearly a kilometre across the fen was built consists of 60,000 vertical timber and 250,000 horizontal pieces of wood, spanning the wet and marshy fen to meet a droveway on dry ground at each end. This Archaeological find is of international significance and has been preserved and incorporated into the museum and Archaeology Park at Flag Fen.

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Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Jo and Steve Turner and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Primary Subject: Archaeology
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bronze Age [8] · Bronze Age Settlement [4] Title Clusters: · Bronze Age Settlement, Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park [4] ·
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TL2298, 19 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jo and Steve Turner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 August, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 May, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 2267 9893 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.4618N 0:11.4764W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 2268 9891
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Fourth Visitor for TL2298)
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