Fen to Fire brings to life the Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement, showing activity from construction to destruction. Each run-through is different with varied activities, events, weather and camera angles while the seasons change over time. The cause of the site’s fiery demise can also vary.
Visitors can experience the full installation, comprising the main digital artwork alongside interpretation and behind-the-scenes films offering a window into both the Bronze Age world and the creative process behind the work.
We are excited to announce the launch of Fen to Fire, a living reconstruction of the Late Bronze Age Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement that we’ve worked to create with digital artist Guy Schofield and pupils from Cromwell Community College in Chatteris.
The project is part of Collusion’s SHAPE Hub programme. With thanks to funding from University of Cambridge Department of Archaeology, Cambridge Collections Connections Communities (CCC) and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Fen to Fire is part of @incollusion.bsky.social SHAPE Hub programme with thanks to funding from @cam-archaeology.bsky.social @camglamresearch.bsky.social and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Using 3D modelling and motion capture Fen to Fire imagines what life might have been like 3,000 years ago at this amazing site. Located at Everyspace, March Library between 18th April to 15th May, entry is free and the installation is open during normal library opening hours.
Check out the installation at Everyspace, March Library 18th April to 15th May. Entry is free and the installation is open during normal library opening hours. Fen to Fire was created by digital artist Guy Schofield with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and pupils from Cromwell Community College.
Containing only a handful of small pottery fragments, consistent with Neolithic fragments, it is hoped more accurate dating can be carried out on charcoal recovered from samples.
Excavations at Needingworth Quarry, Cambridgeshire discovered this probable Neolithic house. Measuring roughly 10m by 7m and composed of both narrow beam-slots and postholes, its architecture broadly matches other known structures from the UK.
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
@cambridgearch.bsky.social Head of Finds Dr Emily Banfield has published a chapter "And Say the Animal Responded?" in the new edited volume "Beast and Human: Case Studies for Northern Europe from Prehistoric to Early Modern Times"
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