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Flag Fen - Francis Pryor

Description: ISBN 0752429000 / Author: Francis Pryor / Genre: History

Newest Review: ... as well as additional problems to archaeologists working there. Alongside the obvious problems of laying out trenches in an ... more

... area that is basically shifting mud, waterlogged earth and shallow ponds is the upside, which is the excellent preservation of ancient remains in these low oxygen muds. Low oxygen means that bacteria don't thrive and hence even wood will survive for millennia. It was in this landscape of extremes in 1982 that Francis Pryor made the first of many discoveries. The first of thousands of wooden planks and stakes was discovered near Peterborough and over the next three decades a whole ancient landscape was re-discovered. M...more

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Flag Fen - Francis Pryor: Life and death of a prehistoric landscape (615 words)
by - written on 12/06/06 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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Francis Pryor has become a fairly recognisable face on the television in recent years since the media have embraced the history documentary as a product with some mileage. With a few appearances on Time Team and a number of one-off shows in his own name Francis Pryor makes a very good presenter, friendly, uncomplicated and clear in his delivery of the subject at hand, but his real contribution to archaeology comes from his work in the cold mud of East Anglia where he has worked for well over thirty years. Juggling a career as a lecturer both in the UK and in Canada he spent the summers working in his beloved flatlands with a small dedicated team on what was more a labour ... Read the complete review