Must Farm: The Bronze Age Settlement That Suddenly Burned Down

Must Farm: The Bronze Age Settlement That Suddenly Burned Down | Digging For Britain

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Archaeologists excavate Must Farm in Cambridge, described as the "Pompeii of the Bronze Age," providing insights into prehistoric life over 3,000 years ago. ‌‌Discovered on the edge of a quarry near Peterborough in 1999, the impeccably preserved settlement appears to have been abandoned and burned down very suddenly around 900 BC. Ancient causeways and metalwork, including swords and spears, suggest a thriving industry and possible ritual offerings.
We delve into the historical significance of the 'Fenwick Hoard', believed to be associated with Boudicca's revolt against the Romans. We also explore discoveries from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, revealing high-status female burials and unique findings like a woman buried with a complete cow.
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@Cdb1965 3 ай бұрын

This may be 10 years old but it's just as fresh as if it had been filmed yesterday . Great series and right up my street. Thanks for posting 🙏

@girlnorthof60 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. I like that we can search the interweb & get updates... papers & reports having time to be written/published. Fantastic!! 👍😁

@jasonwebb7978 3 ай бұрын

Good to see Matt. Such a mainstay of Time Team.

@davidevans3227 3 ай бұрын

thankyou! i was trying to remember his name.. dressed as a roman soldier in the rain lol 🙂

@edherdman9973 12 күн бұрын

Good to see him in the recent digs, too!

@catherinefilipowski3506 3 ай бұрын

Keep these episodes coming - some of the best content on Utube!

@lianefehrle9921 3 ай бұрын

This might be ten years old but still new to me.

@exracer2727 3 ай бұрын

I love listening to (and watching) Dr. Alice.

@ianmacfarlane1241 3 ай бұрын

Professor*

@exracer2727 3 ай бұрын

@@ianmacfarlane1241 My bad!

@gerrystarchild 3 ай бұрын

Pretty cool. I had never seen this program before. The first time I saw Matt outside of Time team. Personally, I can't understand why Matt never got his own show. 😊

@moxiebombshell 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if he ever wanted it, tho 🤷🏻 I actually looked him up recently after seeing him one of the new _Time Team_ episodes and I was glad to see that (to my eyes anyway) he seems to have done quite well for himself within the archaeology profession.

@davemayers9342 28 күн бұрын

Great to see Matt and Alice again. Britain is absolutely full of buried history, it's wonderful.

@badgerpa9 3 ай бұрын

I know this is 10 years old, but still nice to see Matt and Alice. Matt always seemed to be smiling and up for anything the producers threw at him on Time Team. I hope he has more shows he can work with.

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

Stonehenge is on the outskirts of my City (Salisbury) I live in the Ancient Capital of Wessex (Wilton) the history just here in my neck of the woods is fantastic! Digging in our gardens or any field literally all around where we live, has given us coins from many many ages! Fossils, pottery, bones, the list is endless honestly!

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

Shhh, they might hear you.

@louiseedwards29 3 ай бұрын

Hello from NZ, my hubby is from Salisbury. Great part of the UK.

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

@louiseedwards29 What a small world! Please tell your husband, we still call it "Smallsbury" 😂 It will never change.

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

@AndyJarman Who might? Why should I be whispering too? We have a law called the "right to roam" so we can't be prevented from exploring nor are we trespassing in farming fields. Ancient pathways are listed, just like our old buildings and churches, hence why we have the freedom to roam and explore, even if a public Pathway is on private property. Of course, we wouldn't dig up crops, but we could dig anywhere that hasn't been seeded for crops, nor would we on the ancient public walking paths... other than that, we can dig our way to NZ/AUS if we wanted *I'm exaggerating ofc*

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

@@Cunning.Stunt7 blimey, I was JOKING.

@marthafenimore4279 3 ай бұрын

Just now seeing this. Such an adventure. To top it off, there is Matt from watching all of those Time Team episodes from several years back. The old is always new. Keep it up.

@davidevans3227 3 ай бұрын

yes!

@girlnorthof60 3 ай бұрын

I'm a HUGE Bronze Age, Must Farm... Mark Knight fan 🤩 the entire site... shivers and OMGs. Carefully excavated years ago, the absolutely incredible preservation leading to extensive post-ex analysis... from around 900 BC 🤯

@rachelhenderson2688 3 ай бұрын

I remember watching people excavating Must Farm; it was really exciting as well as fascinating. I was so sorry when it finished.

@maxdaly8185 3 ай бұрын

Love this series. I’ve become a big fan of the Bronze Age.

@stephennicolay1940 2 ай бұрын

When I worked as an archaeologist for the Colchester Archaeological Trust (under Philip Crummy) many years ago, it was clear that the Boudiccan destruction layer was total and difficult to excavate.

@raydziesinski7165 Ай бұрын

Wonderful format for this type of history. Well done.

@ralphditchburn1456 Ай бұрын

I am addicted to this ladies story telling

@treborif 3 ай бұрын

Love hearing Prof Roberts say 'thousand' . . . makes me want to crack a bottle of zider and hew a hedge . . .

@louiseedwards29 3 ай бұрын

Great to see Matt ❤

@killeresk 3 ай бұрын

Very fine detail on that gold. Amazing how in tact some of those object are.

@joanjones5004 Ай бұрын

Loved this so much and found it absolutely fascinating. The unusual over sized bent sword in particular. With talk of a vast trade route vital to the lands and water ways throughout Europe and the obvious importance of the sword for heroic acts of war but also of defence … I imagined the potential of the oversized sword making (un intended for real usage) being presented in front of a crowd during the announcement of river side treaties or pacts between peoples sharing the resources and travel routes. Held in the air originally straight then bent in front of the crowd before throwing it into the river…as if to say… “ we now declare these water ways open to all gathered, and agree not to draw swords here/ no fighting here …this trade route is open for business !” Like a ribbon cutting ceremony or the smashing of a bottle on the prow of a ship. Probably a ridiculous notion 😂… but the imagination runs wild 😊. Great series, thanks guys !

@EmbraceTheJourney 3 ай бұрын

another great video, love learning and seeing all the history and artifacts this show presents

@elisabethm9655 3 ай бұрын

The mid 6th century volcanic event would have been especially hard on young children and infants. Perhaps some of the discrepancies in the high number of child burials comes from this event and it’s sequela of famine and plague, as well as the normal perinatal mortality rate.

@gregedmand9939 3 ай бұрын

When was this originally recorded, roughly 10 years ago? I'm trying to age Alice and Matt from their Time Team episodes. 🤔 Ah yes... 2014 it was! I just needed to watch the dig notations a little longer.

@jusele-ox9rc 3 ай бұрын

Hard to tell she is a pixie 🦴

@emelle9705 3 ай бұрын

The red hair she used to have on Time Team and on Extreme Archeology might help tell the story.

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

So glad she's matured gracefully! The leather jacket and pink hair was all a bit try hard for me. I was constantly ears pricked listening for contemporary political jibes.

@ianmacfarlane1241 3 ай бұрын

@@AndyJarman "try hard"? People are allowed to choose their own particular style.

@zuzuspetals38 2 ай бұрын

I really don’t like tht they don’t let us know when videos are from Not this show but so many other history shows don’t post original time line

@TravisBrady-wn8fr Ай бұрын

I could watch this type of show at anytime. Great job guys!

@SylviaAG 3 ай бұрын

Wish you had covered the Must Farm textiles. Finding all that industry is a story in itself.

@jfc213 3 ай бұрын

briliant nice to see matt as well more pls

@kenijonesESQ 3 ай бұрын

Great episode

@roberthatfull3816 3 ай бұрын

Awesome finds and great locations it realy shows a glimpse into our past and forgoten way of liveing and working .👍

@JC-kk5wg Ай бұрын

Excellent presentations' and descriptions of historical events.

@vavilovasvetlana9044 3 ай бұрын

Your channel enlightens us with the ancient history of our planet, thanks for it.

@phillipsmith4501 3 ай бұрын

Like winning the lottery what a incredible site I live in Australia and we have only been here 200yrs not me personally but settlement and England is so old everywhere is archaeology.

@TracyD2 3 ай бұрын

Same with the United States. There is some ancient Native American sites I have visited but not where I live. We used to find arrowheads when I was young where I live but developers destroyed everything.

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

And it's 'our' past to. Rock paintings in the Kimberly just don't hold the same appeal for me.

@stephanieyee9784 3 ай бұрын

@@AndyJarman , I'd love to see the rock art but overall it doesn't do it for me either. I lived in England for a few years and wish I'd had a Roman villa in the backyard. Or a hoard.

@sandraswift3489 2 ай бұрын

this is so refreshing.no fancy camera shots ten years ago.or fast moving almost anxious presenter as here in 2024

@BearWa11ace 3 ай бұрын

"Digging Britain" might have been a better name for the show.

@davidevans3227 3 ай бұрын

lovely to see the appreciation for Matt from time team thankyou for sharing this 🙂 x

@gwyngriffiths3669 2 ай бұрын

Professor Alice

@KernowekTim 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant.

@Obiter3 2 ай бұрын

This was fascinating 👍

@clarkduncan3715 3 ай бұрын

Excellent boats

@juancolladocanas4989 Ай бұрын

All this is very interesting. Thanks for the video. And I'm afraid that the people who lived at Must Farm around 900 B.C. were very similar to the people who lived at that time in places in southwestern Spain. I encourage comparing DNA tests carried out in Spanish necropolises such as the Tartessian site of Angorrilla (15 km from Seville). You can find some more information here: "Olalde et al. 2019, The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years".

@davidwhelan1545 3 ай бұрын

I lived very near to Lyminge for a few years. One of my locals (Coach and Horses) is right next door. I believe there was also some communication with St Eanswythes Church in Folkestone?

@dianeknight4839 23 күн бұрын

I took part in the re-enactment of the Siege at Basing House.

@JoJo-11of11 3 ай бұрын

Dr Alice is the best

@ianmacfarlane1241 3 ай бұрын

Professor*

@annazaman9657 3 ай бұрын

Time team also excavated at basing house

@pcka12 2 ай бұрын

We hear a lot of gruesome accounts of what 'the barbarians' did by Romans but we know how brutal the Romans could be.

@alanatolstad4824 3 ай бұрын

It's hard to comprehend such violent retributions.

@stephanieyee9784 3 ай бұрын

I love ancient Roman history and have visited a few Roman sites in England. However, my allegiance is to Boudicca and the Iceni. They were treated very badly by the Romans and were fighting for their lives and land. It's no different to the Anglo-Saxons fighting the Danes a few centuries later.

@rkempo 3 ай бұрын

Damn that dude be sweating in that studio. Also not really a fan of the studio format. I much enjoyed it when they were out in the open or in a lab/museum. Still enjoyable though.

@davejohnston5925 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how many of these dig sites Matthew Williams was on with TimeTeam?

@joanhamilton2651 2 ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼

@lisaloy2011 3 ай бұрын

Jeezus, poop backing up. Jeez I'm glad we don't have that problem with cities here. Only thing we have a issues with is folks who don't live on plumbing lines and have septic tanks. I gre up with one. We had the largest house septic tank in 1973 put in. Mom told me not to flush my female pads. Lol, I didn't always listen. When they had to open our septic tank to pump it out when full, plastic back were floating all over the top. My dad was pissed. I took off to spend the night with a friend before dad could yell at me. He was so embarrassed and the workers were sniggering. It was the 1977.😂

@lauralake7430 3 ай бұрын

Fish camp could also be a sacred thing. Fish is really a kind of magical food. Once dried it stores so good, and its so good for you. People with that kind of protein in their diet grow well and are healthy. Why not sacred place and fishing place?

@samsativa245 3 ай бұрын

At 22.40 the man suggest it is the same statue because of the lead in the bronze. I would suggest it is Bronze that was produced from the same mine, not from the same statue

@rachelhenderson2688 3 ай бұрын

Bronze is an alloy of tin and copper; it does not come from mines

@charlesjackson7904 2 ай бұрын

Brenda’s toes took diallos soul

@ernesttravers829 2 ай бұрын

One of your experts is exactly identical to Chris Dickson, a New Zealand competition sailor He is the same height and build Their genes have to be identical

@engste678 3 ай бұрын

Interesting but a bit gruesome!

@micktebb4534 2 ай бұрын

What a wonderful series but such a shame archaeologists haven't heard of sunscreen.

@rachelkoiks 28 күн бұрын

Is there a wide length of time for these female & children burials? 29:57 Like what if the men aren’t buried there because they’ve been dying elsewhere in battle/wars? Just throwing a possibility in the mix.

@YsabetJustYsabet 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic documentary, though that female host constantly smiling while discussing the atrocities that had followed the revolt in Colchester threw me a bit-- I'm sure she's trained herself to keep smiling, but man, that didn't mix well. The bit about the locations of the parts of the bronze equestrian statue did remind me of how a supposed sacrificial year-king's body would be laid in fragments throughout the land he was killed for (at least that's the story.)

@ElizaPurest 3 ай бұрын

❤😊

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

Moving goods by water was the only way to go before the Romans. It always surprises me that people assume the links with the Germanic Europeans was a post Roman feature. I find it hard to believe the people Bede referred to as the Anglo Saxons were not always a feature of England far off into prehistory. Up until 5,000BC it was possible to walk across the North Sea. Surely it took centuries for the sea to isolate the English from the European mainland. Long enough for aculturalisation and the development of coastal then international trade.

@howardwest2707 3 ай бұрын

Is it just me or did one of those swords look similar to an ancient Mediterranean style sword? The shape looked similar to the Tamassos Sword which then make one womder if some of this isnt potential signs of conflict or war in that region. Is it remnants of a conflict over resources which wouldnt be far fetched.

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

That design is quite common. There is a place where you can cast your own - takes a week and a lot of hard work grinding and polishing. I watch Lindeybeige YT channel. He has videos in his back catalogue featuring bronze age swords. A few videos featured the variety of bronze swords found in Britain and their classifications.

@brightphoebus 2 ай бұрын

Excellent program. And Thanks for NOT asking me to like share and subscribe.

@dann5268 3 ай бұрын

Maybe this should be called Enthusiastic Archeologists forget sunscreen!

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

They're English, give em some slack they don't get to see the sun that often...

@simracingwales4997 3 ай бұрын

Ahh the wife is on youtube again 😍

@magpie6648 2 ай бұрын

That bronze ceremonial dagger that's bent would seem to have been too soft to be good bronze... surely decent bronze cast to a shape like that would've snapped after a small amount of bending? Perhaps the foundery worker realised it was too soft to be any use, bent it and threw it away? 🤔🤗 Interesting stuff really, yet they come up with one theory and stick to it. Example: the skull with the cut.. yes, he could have been a defender like the guy said. Equally he could have been an attacker who got hacked and beheaded... who'll really know? Theories are brilliant, not always right though😮😂😂😂❤

@jasonhare8540 3 ай бұрын

Cromwell, what a ......... Well it ain't good or nice .....

@maf6856 2 ай бұрын

To many ads

@bethbartlett5692 Ай бұрын

There was no "humble or humility" in the character of Cromwell. Nor of Henry VIII.

@AD-kv9kj 2 ай бұрын

Am I missing something here? You found swords in rivers, and therefore somehow concluded they were offering to gods? Couldn't they just have...often died fighting and been thrown in rivers, fallen in rivers, lost their swords in rivers...what other information was there to reach the conclusions about offering to gods?

@Arkantos117 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if they ever overfished those waterways.

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

They might have farmed them, controlling the water level with the weird and perhaps even feeding the fish grain?

@TermiteUSA 3 ай бұрын

The land and sea restore themselves in spite of our feeble ego.

@tortoisebore8642 2 ай бұрын

It's pronounced river Nene, sounds like pen.

@John-qb8vd 3 ай бұрын

Ta ta then

@Ulfhednir9 3 ай бұрын

I hate that archeologists always claim things are religious or ceremonial, it sounds great but if i hear about a large bodies of weapons and/or skeletons the first thought to mind is a battle or series of skirmishes, makes a lot more sense than just throwing away a weapon worth as much as 9 milking cows into a bog for giggles

@scottywills124 3 ай бұрын

These Archeologists always over think it. You don't need to explain away everything as ritualistic in origin. So many Log Boats got left behind for the same basic reasons modern boats get left behind today. Floods, Storms, Wars, Theft, Abandonment, Retirment. But never mind the obvious and wax poetic about some fantastical ancient send off for the dead.

@herbertkroll1266 3 ай бұрын

So, Boudica's atrocities are Roman war propaganda, but the rape of her daughters is not? Boudica's tribe revolted because they were no longer allowed to carry there weapons, if i remember well...

@michelleharrell8452 3 ай бұрын

Gruesome what men did to noblewomen. I have read about blood diamonds but this act takes the cake.

@paulkendra5504 3 ай бұрын

Way way way to much speculation,, you don't know what the bent knife is for, you don't know why the lady stuffed her jewelry away, and you certainly can't say that the women was buried with a cow so she can entertain guests in the afterlife!.. wtf, if you don't know,just say... We don't know!... Way too much speculation and fantasy

@Roy-gi5ul 2 ай бұрын

Well, since there is no written record of events, we HAVE to speculate; there is no other way to unlock the Dark Ages. What IS known is that water had great spiritual significance in a civilisation that still had strong connections with the Pagan era.

@sandraswift3489 2 ай бұрын

try ,,6000 yrs.as earth only that old according to the torah.accurate do umentation

@SMHman666 Ай бұрын

Sandra. Why bother coming to a history or archeological channel if you are not willing to learn?

@briansmith8875 Ай бұрын

Head looks like Eminem 😆

@GeorgeLennon100 3 ай бұрын

First!

@chriskennard5920 3 ай бұрын

Yes, some very interesting stuff going on here... presumably filmed before the invention of sunscreen? haha

@welshrelics2983 3 ай бұрын

Second

@victorhopper6774 3 ай бұрын

i know its english but i can't understand half of what was said

@Roy-gi5ul 2 ай бұрын

Why?

@NateM99 3 ай бұрын

Why this guy sweating so much lol

@si4632 3 ай бұрын

boudica got pummelled lol

@voraciousreader3341 3 ай бұрын

The woman in this documentary is not my favorite….she makes every prosaic sentence sound as dramatic as finding the Crown Jewels in the lavatory. SHE may think archaeology is boring and that as a result she needs to energize every word she says, but whatever the reason, she wears me out. And, I’ve been watching and enjoying British documentaries for decades, but I’ve never heard and presenter mangle vowels the way she does. That makes her difficult to listen to, as well.

@lesleywilkie2848 2 ай бұрын

Alice Roberts was born and bought up in Bristol, a city in the southwest of England. She has what we in the UK call a 'west country' accent and not a very strong one at that.

@gwyngriffiths3669 2 ай бұрын

I think Professor Alice Roberts is one the best presenters on UK TV. Her explanations are clear and concise. Her delivery is easy on the ear. Her series on Human evolution was fascinating and one of the best documentary series I have ever seen. Professor Roberts is up there with David Attenborough as a national treasure of presenting.

@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 3 ай бұрын

Romans, Saxons and Normans... Historians, archaeologists and grave diggers would be out of work if England hadn't been invaded so many times. I suppose that in 2524, when nothing more can be found underground, English historians and archaeologists will lament the fact that the Third Reich failed to invade England. Because the Nazis would probably leave splendid ruins all over England. 😂😂😂

@christybyrne5195 3 ай бұрын

England is NOT Britain. England was NEVER INVADED BY THE ROMANS. The English Foreigners -- The ANGLES and SAXONS Began to invade/ settle in Britain from 449ad .

@myview1875 3 ай бұрын

@29:30 are you sure that isn't a relative of Boooodica it looks like a large pole carefully rammed up where the sun doesn't shine. 😁.

@derekflessner4615 3 ай бұрын

I find it interesting that these archeologists are so certain that gold is positive proof that someone is of high status gold is high status today but we know nothing about what it meant in the past

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

We certainly do, because of the metal in its form that has been discovered/excavated, evidence shows it was/has been a very precious metal since as far back as we can see.

@lauralake7430 3 ай бұрын

Nowadays, people who wear a lot of gold are more likely to be low status than high…its the subtle things that make someone high status. Why do we think ancient people were so simple to read?

@AndyJarman 3 ай бұрын

@@lauralake7430 interesting point. Although the Romans did display some pretty crass behaviour in the public square. Brothels, gladiators, toilet humour.

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

@lauralake7430 Couldn't agree with you more. What I find interesting, is that many people living today, are manipulated into believing that the diamond is rare! The extortion that many are conned into paying for diamonds is flabbergasting! It's an incredibly common gem! Reminds me of a clever business economics lesson in a nursery rhyme scheme... "She sells seashells on the seashore, But the value of these shells will fall, due to the laws of supply and demand, no one wants to buy shells as there are loads on the sand! Step 1: You must create a sense of scarcity Shells will sell much better if people think they're rare you see Bare with me, take as many shells as you can find and hide em on an island Stockpile em high until they're rarer than a diamond Step 2: You gotta make the people think that they want 'em Really want 'em, really fuckin want 'em, hit 'em like Bronson Influencers, product placement, featured prime-time entertainment If you haven't got a shell then you're just a fucking waste man 3: it's monopoly, invest inside some property Start a corporation, make a logo, and do it properly Shells must sell, that will be your new philosophy Swallow all your morals they're a poor man's quality 4: Expand, expand, expand Clear forest, make land, fresh blood on hand 5: Why just shells? Why limit yourself? She sells sea shells sell oil as well 6: Guns, sell stocks, sell diamonds, sell rocks Sell water to a fish, sell the time to a clock 7: Press on the gas, take your foot off the brakes Then run to be the president of the United States 8: Big smile mate, big wave, that's great Now the truth is overrated, tell lies out of the gate 9: Polarize the people, controversy is the game It doesn't matter if they hate you if they all say your name 10: The world is yours Step out on a stage to a round of applause You're a liar, a cheat, a devil, a whore" ~ Ren (Money game part ll)

@Cunning.Stunt7 3 ай бұрын

@@lauralake7430 Couldn't agree with you more. What I find interesting, is that many people living today, are manipulated into believing that the diamond is rare! The extortion that many are conned into paying for diamonds is flabbergasting! It's an incredibly common gem! Reminds me of a clever economics lesson in a nursery rhyme scheme... "She sells seashells on the seashore, But the value of these shells will fall, due to the laws of supply and demand, no one wants to buy shells as there are loads on the sand! Step 1: You must create a sense of scarcity Shells will sell much better if people think they're rare you see Bare with me, take as many shells as you can find and hide em on an island Stockpile em high until they're rarer than a diamond Step 2: You gotta make the people think that they want 'em Really want 'em, really fuckin want 'em, hit 'em like Bronson Influencers, product placement, featured prime-time entertainment If you haven't got a shell then you're just a fucking waste man 3: it's monopoly, invest inside some property Start a corporation, make a logo, and do it properly Shells must sell, that will be your new philosophy Swallow all your morals they're a poor man's quality 4: Expand, expand, expand Clear forest, make land, fresh blood on hands. 5: Why just shells? Why limit yourself? She sells sea shells sell oil as well 6: Guns, sell stocks, sell diamonds, sell rocks Sell water to a fish, sell the time to a clock. 7: Press on the gas, take your foot off the brakes Then run to be the president of the United States 8: Big smile mate, big wave, that's great Now the truth is overrated, tell lies out of the gate. 9: Polarize the people, controversy is the game It doesn't matter if they hate you if they all say your name 10: The world is yours Step out on a stage to a round of applause You're a liar, a cheat, a devil, a whore, and you sell seashells on the seashore." ~ Ren (Money game part ll)