Location
The area that archaeologists have termed the “Flag Fen Basin” is an embayment of low-lying land on the western margins of the Fens. The site itself is immediately south-east of the town of Peterborough. A low-lying area of wetland, on the east of the Flag Fen Basin, the land rises into a dryland area known as Fengate, while on the west it also raises into another dryland area, known as Northey. Due to its waterlogged condition, the Flag Fen Basin saw the development of peat deposits around 2000 BCE, which still exist there today.
The archaeological site of Flag Fen is located 800m (0.5 miles) east of Fengate.
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