Between 2015-16 a team from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit uncovered one of the best-preserved Late Bronze Age settlements ever discovered in the UK. Consisting of stilt-built houses, constructed above a river and surrounded by a fence of sharpened stakes, a catastrophic fire destroyed the site causing the buildings and their contents to collapse into the water below. Preserved for thousands of years in silt, archaeologists have discovered astonishing artefacts including textiles, weapons, tools and bowls still containing meals.

This talk tells the story of this incredible site and how it has helped us to better understand life almost 3,000 years ago.