event · evt_bi_must_farm_antecedent_causeway
Middle Bronze Age channel-edge activity preceding Must Farm settlement
An earlier causeway or channel-edge structure existed in the Must Farm landscape before the ninth-century pile settlement.
What is the evidence?
observation
An earlier causeway or channel-edge structure existed in the Must Farm landscape before the ninth-century pile settlement.observed evidence
An earlier causeway or channel-edge structure existed in the Must Farm landscape before the ninth-century pile settlement.The antecedent demonstrates long wetland engagement but is stratigraphically and chronologically distinct from the later settlement. It should not be presented as one continuous village.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1500 BCE–1200 BCE
Precision: radiocarbon and stratigraphic range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The antecedent demonstrates long wetland engagement but is stratigraphically and chronologically distinct from the later settlement. It should not be presented as one continuous village.
- supports · dates
The Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement — Mark Knight, Rachel Ballantyne, Iona Robinson Zeki, David Gibson (2019)Publishes the exceptional Must Farm pile settlement, its earlier channel structures and the Flag Fen Basin palaeolandscape.
Locator: Abstract; palaeolandscape; earlier channel activity; discussion; conclusions; Figure 2
Interpretation and caveats
The antecedent demonstrates long wetland engagement but is stratigraphically and chronologically distinct from the later settlement. It should not be presented as one continuous village.
Event context
Classification
Event type: wetland infrastructure antecedent
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event resolves the named Must Farm antecedent landscape without backdating the famous pile settlement.
Research notes
- Publishes the exceptional Must Farm pile settlement, its earlier channel structures and the Flag Fen Basin palaeolandscape. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; palaeolandscape; earlier channel activity; discussion; conclusions; Figure 2.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
The Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement — Mark Knight, Rachel Ballantyne, Iona Robinson Zeki, David Gibson (2019)Publishes the exceptional Must Farm pile settlement, its earlier channel structures and the Flag Fen Basin palaeolandscape.
Locator: Abstract; palaeolandscape; earlier channel activity; discussion; conclusions; Figure 2