A study reveals Britons at 'Peterborough's Pompeii' site dined on honey-glazed venison and had a recycling bin 3,000 years ago.
Must Farm has been compared with Pompeii due to its excellent preservation. New report sheds light on the inhabitants who lived a life of 'cozy domesticity'It's one of Britain's best-preserved Bronze Age settlements, lending it comparisons with Italy's Pompeii.
Must Farm was less than a year old when it was mysteriously destroyed by a catastrophic fire, although it's thought all the inhabitants escaped. Advertisement The new study is from Cambridge Archaeological Unit , which excavated Must Farm nearly a decade ago. 'The site is providing us with hints of recipes for Bronze Age breakfasts and roast dinners,' said project archaeologist Dr Chris Wakefield at CAU.
The entire settlement would have stood approximately 6.5 feet above the riverbed, with walkways bridging some of the main houses.An illustrated reconstruction of the Bronze Age stilt settlement in its heyday. It would have been less than a year old when it was destroyed by a catastrophic fire An intact hafted axe that had been placed in the silt directly beneath one of the roundhouses, perhaps a token of good fortune, or an offering to some kind of spirit on completion of the buildREAD MORE Hidden treasure at Pompeii is revealed after 2,000 years Stunning artwork depicts Phrixus and Helle, two twins from Greek mythology
In all, 49 glass beads were found and experts think they all came from far-flung places, including Northern and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Spears found on site, up to 11 feet in length, as well as swords, were as likely to be used in animal hunts as on rival groups. Remains of a necklace with beads necklace of beads made from glass, amber, siltstone and shale, imported from as far away as Denmark and Iran
A member of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit uncovering an axe head during excavations at the Must Farm site in 2016 The combination of charring and waterlogging led to 'exceptional' preservation, lending the site the nickname 'Britain’s Pompeii'. It was a time when sophisticated bronze tools, pots and weapons were brought over from continental Europe.
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Bronze Age banquet! Britons at a site dubbed 'Peterborough's Pompeii' dined on honey-glazed venison...A study reveals Britons at 'Peterborough's Pompeii' site dined on honey-glazed venison and had a recycling bin 3,000 years ago.
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