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Flag Fen

Index Flag Fen

Flag Fen, east of Peterborough,Pryor 2005. [1]

51 relations: Archaeological open-air museum, Barn owl, Bay, BioBlitz, Bluestone, British Museum, Bronze Age, Brown bear, Buglife, Causeway, Crowdfunding, Dendrochronology, DigVentures, Dugout canoe, Durham University, English Heritage, Eurasian beaver, European water vole, Fen, Fen Causeway, Francis Pryor, Freeze-drying, Gray wolf, Hypoxia (environmental), Iron Age, Levee, Lichen, Meadow, Mike Parker Pearson, Must Farm Bronze Age settlement, National Geographic, Neolithic, Northey Island, Pavilion Books, Peat, People's Trust for Endangered Species, Peterborough, Peterborough ware, Preseli Hills, Roman roads, Round barrow, Roundhouse (dwelling), Seahenge, Stonehenge, Survey (archaeology), The Fens, The History Press, University College London, University of Birmingham, Whittlesey, ..., York Archaeological Trust. Expand index (1 more) »

Archaeological open-air museum

An archaeological open-air museum is a non-profit permanent institution with outdoor true-to-scale architectural reconstructions primarily based on archaeological sources.

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Barn owl

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds.

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Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.

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BioBlitz

A BioBlitz, also written without capitals as bioblitz, is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area.

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Bluestone

Bluestone is a cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties, including.

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British Museum

The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

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Brown bear

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a bear that is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America.

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Buglife

Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust (usually referred to simply as Buglife) is a British-based nature conservation charity.

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Causeway

In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway on top of an embankment usually across a broad body of water or wetland.

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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.

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Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history.

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DigVentures

DigVentures is a social enterprise organising crowdfunded archaeological excavation experiences.

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Dugout canoe

A dugout canoe or simply dugout is a boat made from a hollowed tree trunk.

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Durham University

Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, North East England, with a second campus in Stockton-on-Tees.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Eurasian beaver

The Eurasian beaver or European beaver (Castor fiber) is a species of beaver which was once widespread in Eurasia.

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European water vole

The European water vole or northern water vole (Arvicola amphibius, included in synonymy: A. terrestris), is a semiaquatic rodent.

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Fen

A fen is one of the main types of wetland, the others being grassy marshes, forested swamps, and peaty bogs.

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Fen Causeway

Fen Causeway or the Fen Road is the modern name for a Roman road of England that runs between Denver, Norfolk in the east and Peterborough in the west.

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Francis Pryor

Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor, MBE, FSA (born 13 January 1945) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain.

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Freeze-drying

Freeze drying, also known as lyophilisation or cryodessication, is a low temperature dehydration process which involves freezing the product, lowering pressure, then removing the ice by sublimation.

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Gray wolf

The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf,Paquet, P. & Carbyn, L. W. (2003).

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Hypoxia (environmental)

Hypoxia refers to low oxygen conditions.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age.

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Levee

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Lichen

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship.

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Meadow

A meadow is a field habitat vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants (grassland).

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Mike Parker Pearson

Michael 'Mike' Parker Pearson, FSA, FSA Scot, FBA (born 26 June 1957) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Neolithic British Isles, Madagascar and the archaeology of death and burial, and is known for his catchphrase "The Dead Don't Bury Themselves".

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Must Farm Bronze Age settlement

Part of a Bronze Age settlement was uncovered at Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, England.

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National Geographic

National Geographic (formerly the National Geographic Magazine and branded also as NAT GEO or) is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of Western Asia, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC.

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Northey Island

Northey Island is an island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex.

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Pavilion Books

Pavilion Books Holdings Ltd is an English publishing company based in London.

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Peat

Peat, also called turf, is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter that is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs.

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People's Trust for Endangered Species

Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales.

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Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 183,631 in 2011.

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Peterborough ware

Peterborough ware is a decorated pottery style of the early to middle Neolithic.

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Preseli Hills

The Preseli Hills or, as they are known locally and historically, Preseli Mountains (Welsh: Mynyddoedd y Preseli / Y Preselau—also spelt Presely or Mynydd Prescelly) is a range of hills in north Pembrokeshire, West Wales, mostly within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

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Roman roads

Roman roads (Latin: viae Romanae; singular: via Romana meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.

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Round barrow

A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments.

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Roundhouse (dwelling)

A roundhouse is a type of house with a circular plan, usually with a conical roof.

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Seahenge

Seahenge, which is also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury.

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Survey (archaeology)

In archaeology, survey or field survey is a type of field research by which archaeologists (often landscape archaeologists) search for archaeological sites and collect information about the location, distribution and organization of past human cultures across a large area (e.g. typically in excess of one hectare, and often in excess of many km2).

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The Fens

The Fens, also known as the, are a coastal plain in eastern England.

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The History Press

The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history.

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Whittlesey

Whittlesey (historically known as Whittlesea or Witesie) is an ancient Fenland market town about east of Peterborough, in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire in England.

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York Archaeological Trust

The York Archaeological Trust for Excavation and Research Limited is an educational charity, established in 1972 in the city of York, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Fen

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