Extreme Excavation!

Archaeologists have unearthed Peterborough's hidden secrets; Boats, spears and clothing dating back 3,000 years, perfectly preserved in peat and silt. These items expand an already bulging collection of ropes, buckets, wooden spoons and even the remains of a (once) delicious nettle stew found in the unused quarry.

They were dug up by the University of Cambridge from a site along the river Nene. Six boats hollowed from the trunk of an oak tree, some with rather impressive carvings, were the biggest surprise. They are expected to be bronze age, around 800BC. This is likely to extend the ongoing search even further.

Historians assume that a community would have settled by the river. They would most likely fish for perch, pike and eels. The items were discovered just 3 metres below the modern day surface. Hopefully as the search goes on, we'll find out more about life in the past.