FENGATE REVISITED

At its core, this volume reports upon three large-scale excavations at Fengate, Peterborough. These cast new light on Briton’s premier Bronze Age fieldsystem and their results lead to significant reappraisal of facets of Pryor's earlier interpretations and, also, approaches to the period's land-use generally. This historiographic perspective allows, moreover, for unique insights into Edwardian archaeological practices, particularly the impact of type-based methodologies - pots, pits, and peoples - and even the lingering influence today of prehistoric 'type cultures' concepts.