Settlement dubbed ‘England’s Pompeii’ gives archaeologists rare insight into prehistoric life
A prehistoric settlement that has been compared to Pompeii was occupied for less than a year before it burned down, leaving a wealth of well-preserved artefacts, archaeologists have said.
The Bronze Age homestead of around 10 circular wooden houses on stilts, above a river, could potentially have had 50 to 60 people living there, said Chris Wakefield of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit.
The cause of the blaze in 850BC is not known but could have been an attack or started accidentally and quickly spread between the closely packed homes, Mr Wakefield said.
Remains of dwellings were discovered
