FRAG members enjoyed a unique opportunity to visit the Must Farm excavation.

Billed as a Bronze Age island settlement at Whittlesey, the reality is actually much more than you could ever anticipate.

Selina Davenport, the Must arm outreach supervisor for the Cambridge Archaeological Unit explained the site as archaeologists continued to retrieve evidence of every day life 3,000 years ago.

 

Visit Must Farm – Overview of Excavation

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Vertical timbers and roof timbers of at least 3 roundhouses

 

Must Farm - Excavators at work

Must Farm – Excavators at work

 

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Viewing platform enables us to look down on the round houses being excavated

 

Visit Must Farm – Beautifully Preserved Round House Timbers

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Wicker remains amongst the woodwork

 

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Sharpened posts as they were originally driven into the river bed

 

Visit Must Farm – Everyday Objects

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Complete pots in situ

 

Must farm pots

Selina points to more pots

 

Must Farm - fabrics

Illustration of fabric finds

 

A big thank you to Selina and the CAU!

 

Must Farm – More Information