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Must Farm Logboats

Hob Uid: 1592152
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Cambridgeshire
Fenland
Whittlesey
Grid Ref : TL2334296718
Summary : Logboat assemblage recovered from the palaeochannel at Must Farm Quarry in 2012. Eight well preserved later Bronze Age / Early Iron Age logboat, each unique in form, were found alongside a significant quantity of later prehistoric wooden structures including fish traps weirs, and post alignments.
More information : Archaeological Investigation between June 2011 and October 2012 within the palaeochannel at Must Farm Quarry revealed later prehistoric wooden structures including fish traps, weirs and post alignments, but also eight well preserved later Bronze Age / Early Iron Age logboats. The significance of these logboats lies not only in their collection as a group of artefacts, but in the quality of the contextual detail in which they were recovered. In addition, a number of aretfacts of both organic and non-organic material were uncovered deomstrating the extent of exploitation wihtin and more importantly throughout the channel's existence. This is reflected in the collection of metalwork which also spans approximately 1200 years and includes bronze swords, daggers, rings, rapiers, a razor, a pin, a brooch and iron swords still riveted to their wooden handles. (1-2)

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Source details : Library of Unpublished Fieldwork Reports. York: Archaeology Data Service < http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1022451 > [accessed 11-MAR-2015]
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Monument Period Name : Late Bronze Age
Display Date : Late Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -1200
Monument Type : Logboat
Evidence : Excavated Feature, Intact Vessel Structure
Monument Period Name : Early Iron Age
Display Date : Early Iron Age
Monument End Date : -300
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Logboat
Evidence : Excavated Feature, Intact Vessel Structure

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External Cross Reference Number : TL 29 NW 64
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