Flag Fen Timeline - Flag Fen Archaeology Park - 5000 years ago to present day - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
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A timeline covering the Neolithic period (5000 years ago) to the present day in an interactive rotary map.
Waymark Code: WMVKRR
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2017
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A timeline covering the Neolithic period (5000 years ago) to the present day in an interactive rotary map.
The timeline is in four sections showing how the landscape has changed, with a few words of descriptive text below. The periods covered are the Neolithic Period (5000 years ago), the Bronze Age (3000 years ago), the Roman Period (2000 years ago), and finally the Present Day.
A wheel on the display rotates the timeline to the next period.
"Flag Fen, east of Peterborough, England, is a Bronze Age site developed about 3500 years ago, comprising over 60,000 timbers, arranged in five very long rows, creating a wooden causeway (around 1 km long) across the wet fenland. Part way across the structure, a small island was formed. Items associated with it have led scholars to conclude the island was a site of religious ceremonies and significance. Archaeological work began in 1982 at the site, which is located 800 m (0.5 miles) east of Fengate. Flag Fen is now part of the Greater Fens Museum Partnership. A visitor centre has been constructed on site, and some areas have been reconstructed, including a typical Iron Age roundhouse dwelling."
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There is a fee to enter the archaeology site. Check the website above for current entrance fees.
Visit Instructions:At least one good photo you have personally obtained and a brief story of your visit. Any additions or corrections to the information about the Waymark (for instance, have the hours open to the public changed) will be greatly appreciated.