Scientists discovered the remains of four round buildings on wooden stilts that once stood above a small river. Examination of the timbers indicated that a fire destroyed the buildings a year after construction, and their remains fell into the muddy water below, allowing the remains of the settlement to survive today. Based on exactly how things fell in the mud, scientists were also able to roughly reconstruct the plan of the buildings. They describe that after entering the house, there was a kitchen on the east side, a sleeping area on the northwest side, and a fence for domestic animals on the southeast side.

In the remains of the vessel, thanks to chemical analysis, they found the remains of cereals, honey and a kind of stew made from beef, lamb and fish. Among the tools in every house, boxes with axes, sickles and blades were preserved. Scientists also found remains of clothing made of soft material and beads that could have come from other parts of Europe or the Middle East. Due to the wealth of finds, archaeologists call the monument one of the most complete in Great Britain, belonging to the Bronze Age.

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