(CNN) — It’s late summer 2,850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that weaves though the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, ...

An illustration of the Bronze Age stilt settlement uncovered at Must Farm in eastern England. According to the team, the site provides them with a unique blueprint for the circular architecture, home ...

There is no time to rescue the fattened lambs, which are trapped and burnt alive. The scene is a vivid and poignant snapshot, captured by archaeologists, of a once thriving community in late Bronze ...

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