What was found at Must Farm?
In the summer of 1999, decaying timbers were discovered protruding from the southern face of the quarry pit at Must Farm. Subsequent investigations in 2004 and 2006 dated the timbers to the Bronze Age and identified them as a succession of large structures spanning an ancient watercourse.
Can you visit must farm?
As the site is situated in a working quarry we are unable to accept general visitors, volunteers or host a public open day. There are opportunities for local interest groups to visit the site by appointment.
When was Must Farm occupied?
Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the ages of these boats spanned a period of about 1,000 years, with the earliest examples dating to around 1750–1650 BCE.
Where is Star Carr Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire
Star Carr is a Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age, site near Scarborough in North Yorkshire dating to almost 11,000 years ago. The earliest British examples of jewellery, carpentry and a hunting bow were found there.
What is a Bronze Age settlement?
A settlement is a place where a community of people live. At the beginning of the Bronze Age in Europe, most people lived in small villages or on farms. They built houses from materials that could be found nearby, such as wood or stone. These were some of the first defensive settlements.
Can I visit Star Carr?
Star Carr must be one of the most unassuming yet archaeologically important sites it is possible to visit in the British Isles. Not only were they hunted in large numbers but they are also responsible for the most famous finds at Star Carr – the antler headdresses (see images lower down).
What did they find in Star Carr?
He carried out a small excavation at Star Carr in 1948 and found some flint, bone and antler. Contact was made with Grahame Clark, lecturer of Prehistory at the University of Cambridge who was looking to excavate a Mesolithic site which preserved organic materials such as bone, antler and wood.
What is an Iron Age settlement?
People throughout much of Celtic Europe lived in hill forts during the Iron Age. Walls and ditches surrounded the forts, and warriors defended hill forts against attacks by rival clans. Inside the hill forts, families lived in simple, round houses made of mud and wood with thatched roofs.
What do Iron Age houses look like?
These were simple one-roomed homes with a pointed thatched roof and walls made from wattle and daub (a mixture of mud and twigs). In the centre of a round house was a fire where meals were cooked in a cauldron. Around the walls were jars for storing food and beds made from straw covered with animal skins.
What happened 3200 years ago?
What happened? More than 3,200 years ago, a vast, interconnected civilization thrived. Then it suddenly collapsed. More than 3,200 years ago, the Mediterranean and Near East were home to a flourishing and interconnected Bronze Age civilization fueled by lucrative trade in valuable metals and finished goods.
Was there a silver age?
Silver Age, in Latin literature, the period from approximately ad 18 to 133, which was a time of marked literary achievement second only to the previous Golden Age (70 bc–ad 18).