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	:: Flag Fen - Mustdyke and Roman Road ::
		When the timbers of Flag Fen were first discovered in 1982 they were revealed along an 80 metre length of the Mustdyke.
		The Fen Causeway was the only major Roman road constructed across the Fens.
		After crossing the southern Fens the Fen causeway joined the Roman road network of East Anglia at Denver, in Norfolk.
	www.flagfen.com /flag_fen_mustdyke.htm (201 words)

	Flag Fen
		Flag fen near Peterborough, England is a bronze age site, probably religious.
		In the 10th century BC the ground level was much lower than today, increasing around 1mm per year as autumnal debris is added to the surface of the fens.
		In the last century, draining of the fens has caused the surface to dry up and blow away which exposed the structure.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fl/Flag_fen.html (171 words)

	What is Flag Fen? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		At the start, Dr Francis Pryor, the founder of Flag Fen, thought that Flag Fen was a village as he discovered the foundations to a roundhouse.
		Flag Fen is situated on lower ground to the hill next to it which is where a village was situated.
		The reason Dr Pryor thinks that this is why Flag Fen is here is because at one part of his excavations they found a lower layer of wood which also had deliberately broken swords and other valuables.
	atschool.eduweb.co.uk /webmaster.stanground/flagfen/location.htm (213 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Fire destroys Bronze Age records
		Flag Fen, near Peterborough, UK, was discovered under fenland farmland 18 years ago.
		Staff at the Flag Fen research centre are still too shocked to be able to evaluate the damage, but they say very little can be recovered.
		Flag Fen is also the home of the so-called Seahenge timber circle, recently recovered from a Norfolk beach, despite bitter opposition from some local people and druids.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/604067.stm (445 words)

	Channel 4 – Time Team
		Flag Fen is still in need of both financial help and help in kind to reinstate the education facility.
		Flag Fen is also where the famous 'Seahenge' timbers, from the wood circle excavated and removed from off the Norfolk coast at Holme-next-the-Sea in 1999, are being preserved and studied.
		The Flag Fen Laboratories are where the Seahenge timbers are being studied and preserved.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/archive/2000flag.html (2488 words)

	Stars and Stripes Writing Activity - TeacherVision.com
		Flag Day is not a legal holiday, but special observances are held every June 14.
		Flags are displayed in homes as well as public buildings and businesses.
		The flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which is now the national anthem.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /flag-day/writing/5922.html (552 words)

	Flag Fen, Seahenge, and Bronze Age Britain
		This gallery of digital photographs was taken on a visit to Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, 6th March 2004.
		Flag Fen is built on the site of a remarkable archaeological find.
		The removed timbers of the Holme Timber Circle better known as Seahenge, were in temporary storage at Flag Fen during our visit.
	www.aoqv41.dsl.pipex.com /album/flag_fen.htm (246 words)

	Flag Fen2
		Flag Fen's Director of Archaeology Dr. Francis Pryor told me that Seahenge is at Flag Fen for three purposes.
		Timber conservation expert Maisie Taylor of Flag Fen was concerned about the controversy surrounding the removal of the monument.
		She said that it will probably take two years to complete the necessary work and that Flag Fen would not be keeping the timbers afterwards.
	www.northcoastal.freeserve.co.uk /flag_fen2.htm (500 words)

	Channel 4 - Time Team 2002
		Flag Fen is open seven days a week, all year round (except Xmas), 10am–5pm, last admission 4pm.
		The Flag Fen visitor centre has both Bronze-Age and Iron-Age roundhouse reconstructions, giving a glimpse of what it would have been like to live at Flag Fen thousands of years ago.
		Flag Fen is also where the famous Seahenge timbers, from the wood circle excavated and removed from off the Norfolk coast at Holme-next-the-Sea in 1999, were sent for preservation and study.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/throck_findout.html (450 words)

	Clan WoB Current Events
		Robo and Fen on O this time, and skillz, fae, and yours truly on D. Haunted took a quick lead.
		D was tighter than Burty's sphincter and only let 2 flags out(and returned a couple flags from the rr) this round.
		Fen & skillz kept on working on flags and worked a total of 6 out this round.
	www.warlordsofbeer.com /news (1055 words)

	Flag Fen (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Flag Fen (Ancient Village / ...
		Flag Fen is perhaps more exciting to visit now as more is known about the place and this, in turn, excites as you can only wonder at what is yet to be discovered.
		Visually Flag Fen is not the most eye-tingling place to visit and yet you sense that this is perhaps a very important historical site and ancient place of pilgrimage.
		The Sea Henge timbers are in storage at Flag Fen.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/779 (1191 words)

	Flag Fen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 10th century BC the ground level was much lower than today, increasing around 1 mm per year as autumnal debris is added to the surface of the fens.
		There is also an exposed section of the Roman road known as the Fen Causeway which crosses the site and a reconstruction of a Prehistoric droveway.
		One section of the poles are being preserved by replacing the cellulose in the wood with water carried wax impregnating of the wood over the years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_Fen (364 words)

	Pictures of Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre hotels, ...
		The Museum of Flag Fen provides a display of artefacts found at the site, these include the oldest wheel in England, early cutting shears and an assortment of items from on-going excavations.
		The Mustdyke Walkway offers the opportunity to experience the places the timbers of Flag Fen were first discovered, it also gives the chance to see a display about Fenland water-levels, and once you pass under the Roman road shelter you arrive at the best place to view the Roman road.
		Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre is located at Whittlesey, Cambridge.
	www.picturesofengland.com /England/Cambridgeshire/Whittlesey/Flag_Fen_Bronze_Age_Centre (1072 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Flag Fen Visitors Centre Museum
		Flag Fen is an important fenland habitat rich in wildlife.
		General Manager of Flag Fen, Toby Fox, said “We received planning permission to develop an Events Arena in a dried out lake at the site back in May and we were able to complete the first phase of work in time for some of our summer events.
		Flag Fen are already being contacted by various companies wanting to perform in the Arena in 2005 and following the huge success of Roar’s Romeo and Juliet earlier in the year, the site is being critically acclaimed as rapidly developing into one of Peterborough’s foremost Open Air venues.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=6810 (2091 words)

	The Prehistoric Society - Book Review
		Early in the excavation programme at Flag Fen, several archaeologists, including me, disagreed with Francis’ initial interpretation of the platform in the middle of the timber alignment as a series of Late Bronze Age longhouses.
		Flag Fen is one of those books that should be read by specialists and non-specialists alike.
		Flag Fen is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe and most of it still remains unexcavated.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /prehistoric/reviews/05_12_pryor.htm (534 words)

	Giant Waste Processing Plant Threatens Flag Fen Bronze Age Site - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, ...
		Flag Fen is acknowledged to be one of the most important Bronze Age sites in Europe and draws 20,000 visitors each year.
		Hundreds of artefacts have since been excavated from Flag Fen and much is still excellently preserved in the damp soil.
		Toby stressed that Flag Fen is more than an archaeological site: “It’s not just ‘Come and have a look at a hole in the ground’ – there are rare fen plants, kestrels, owls and kingfishers.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /nwh_gfx_en/ART29010.html (790 words)

	Flag Fen \| News by Rhiannon \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Flag Fen \| News by Rhiannon
		A heritage campaigner has warned that Flag Fen could become the next Thornborough if plans to plans to build a waste processing plant near the famous Bronze Age site succeed.
		While George suggested that many of the 20,000 visitors who flock to Flag Fen every year would inevitably be put off by the industrial plant, he also highlighted the potential for damage to archaeology still in the ground.
		Heritage experts and members of the Flag Fen team are not the only worried voices.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /post/38203 (541 words)

	Seahenge at Flag Fen Centre the inverted tree stump. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Seahenge at Flag Fen Centre the inverted tree stump.
		Seahenge at Flag Fen Centre the inverted tree stump at Flag Fen Centre.
		The central altar turned out to be a felled and dug up 167 year old oak stump - planted upside down, so that the roots acted as an 'altar' It was felled, and probably erected in 2050 BC.
	www.spamandchips.net /album/seahenge/seahenge2.htm (161 words)

	East Anglia Forum Friends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This reconstructed Iron Age Roundhouse at Flag Fen is an example of one excavated at Fengate.
		This unique display area at Flag Fen is the only Bronze Age timbers as excavated, in Europe.
		The timbers from Seahenge, the 4000-year-old timber circle discovered on the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, are currently undergoing cleaning, investigation and preservation at Flag Fen, prior to being returned to the beach at North Norfolk where they were discovered.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /bruceporteous/eaff/flagfen_b.html (477 words)

	Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, an Attraction in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Search for Cambridgeshire Attractions.
		Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, an Attraction in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
		Flag Fen is one of the most important Bronze Age Sites in Europe and here you will have the opportunity to see 3,000 year old Bronze Age timbers in situ in the specially built Preservation Hall, along with a 60 metre wall painting.
		Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre is in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
	www.information-britain.co.uk /showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=2030 (514 words)

	:: Flag Fen Membership ::
		Fenland Archaeological Trust, the organisation that runs Flag Fen, is an independent charity that relies on donations to continue its work.
		We are a close group of trustees, staff and volunteers who welcome new members to our extended family.
		Our bi-annual newsletter (the longest running in the country) aims to bring our members up to date with the excavations and research at Flag Fen, site reports, staff and volunteer news and archaeological information from the surrounding area.
	www.flagfen.com /membership.htm (208 words)

	ENGLISH NATURE - Species Recovery Programme
		The fen ragwort, Senecio paludosus is a robust perennial formerly occurred in wet ditches and fens in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
		Some 30 years ago, a single fen ragwort plant, thought to be the only one known to exist in the wild, was discovered in a ditch beside a busy main road in Cambridgeshire.
		The nursery is at Flag Fen, a Bronze Age excavation site at Anglian Water's wastewater treatment works in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
	www.english-nature.org.uk /science/srp/fen_ragwort.htm (322 words)

	Wildlife: Wicken Fen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Reserve would have once formed part of the monastic lands surrounding the Abbey, and visitors to the reserve can see one of the very places where the ancient fen landscape is still relatively unchanged.
		The reserve is the oldest in Britain and the history of the reserve itself is an extraordinary story integral to the development of the science and industry of nature conservation in England.
		Wicken Fen has been in the news for the ambitious plan to buy and reflood many hundreds of acres of farmland to the south and west of the reserve.
	www.spinneyabbey.co.uk /wildlife.htm (394 words)

	More Flag Facts (Reference) - TeacherVision.com
		It is a day to honor the American flag.
		There are 50 states in the United States, and 50 stars in the flag.
		Fold the flag carefully when you put it away.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /lesson-plans/lesson-5919.html (313 words)

	BBC - Search results for flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There were 2 flags raised, Rosenthal’s shot is of the raising of the second, replacement flag.
		Paul from the South Hams Ash, The Devon Flag is not a football flag.
		Good-sized flag images from around the world can be found here, as well as maps showing their country of origin
	search.bbc.co.uk /cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=i&q=flag (483 words)

	Flag Fen Latest - Campaigners Say Don't Create A New Thornborough - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK ...
		A visitor centre was established at Flag Fen in 2002, but experts are concerned a proposed development will put people off.
		His words follow the concerns, reported by the 24 Hour Museum last week, of Flag Fen Manager Toby Fox: "It’s absolutely on top of us.
		Flag Fen is visited by 20,000 people each year.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /nwh_gfx_en/ART29119.html (895 words)

	Review: Flag Fen - lively layers of history - 28 September 1991 - New Scientist
		Flag Fen: Prehistoric Fenland Centre by Francis Pryor, B. Batsford/English Heritage, pp 143, £12.95
		If you envisage archaeological books as intricate accounts of layers and postholes, or dull descriptions of the minor variations of some style of art or shape of pot, then read Francis Pryor's account of his work at Flag Fen.
		Of course, the book does inclued layers, pits, pots and the other traditional paraphernalia of archaeology, but it relegates them to their proper place, namely as a means to the end of finding out about people long gone.
	www.newscientist.com /article/mg13117885.200-review-flag-fen--lively-layers-of-history-.html (287 words)

	Projects: Site Report: "New Finds at Flag Fen" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Flag Fen site dates back to around 1350 B.C. The findings at Flag Fen allow archaeologists to interpret the patterns of land-use and the religious practices of the people that inhabited the area thousands of years ago.
		It is believed that the local farmers cast large amounts of cherished goods and human bones into the wells, lakes, rivers and sacred groves in forests as a means at paying homage to the deity.
		The reconstructions provide visitors with a depiction of how the people at Flag Fen may have adapted to their environment.
	www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu /proj/anthro/asb222/projects/project23.html (342 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		IN a clash between ancient history and new technology, fears have been raised that Peterborough's renowned Flag Fen site could be forced to close if a giant waste plant is built.
		Dr Pryor has already said that the archaeologists are in a race against time because the wet Fenland soil which is preserving the remnants of ancient civilisations is now drying out.
		Flag Fen general manager Toby Fox said: "We do have a number of concerns about the plant.
	www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=845&ArticleID=1057247 (623 words)

	:: Flag Fen - Volunteers at Flag fen ::
		:: Flag Fen - Volunteers at Flag fen ::
		We are seeking volunteers to help at Flag Fen in a number of different areas.
		If you are able to give up a few hours a day and would like to take an active part in Flag Fen
	www.flagfen.com /volunteers.htm (63 words)

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