Flag Fen: Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape - Softcover

Pryor, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752429000 ISBN 13: 9780752429007

Publisher: Tempus, 2005

Synopsis

The Fens of eastern England form a very distinct environment which has produced particular patterns of prehistoric occupation. Dr Francis Pryor, the Director of the Flag Fen Archaeological Trust, gives his own personal account of his discovery and excavation of this now-famous Bronze Age site near Peterborough. In addition to the Bronze Age ditched field systems, the massive timber platform and the avenue of posts with votive deposits, Dr Pryor describes the Neolithic pit grave on the site and the later Iron Age village. This is an updated, expanded and re-illustrated edition of a book first published over 10 years ago.

About this title

Synopsis:

The fens of eastern England form a very distinct environment which produced particular patterns of prehistoric occupation. This account of the discovery and excavation of the now world-famous Bronze Age site near Peterborough begins with an overall survey of the archaeology of the area and then describes the first farmers of the Neolithic period and the houses and habitations of the early Bronze Age. Flag Fen, with its massive timber platform and an avenue of posts with votive deposits, dates from the later Bronze Age. Dr Pryor's reassessment of the site concludes with a brief look at the iron Age, the coming of the Romans and the modern destruction of this precious landscape. This dramatic account of a unique discovery is enhanced by over 100 illustrations, many in full colour.

About the Author:

Francis Pryor and his team have been working in the Peterborough region since 1971. He is the author of many academic reports and popular books, including Farmers in Prehistoric Britain (also for The History Press), Seahenge, Britain BC and Britain AD. He is a regular contributor to Time Team and his own programmes on Channel 4.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tempus
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0752429000
• ISBN 13: 9780752429007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208