'A bronze age Pompeii': archaeologists hail discovery of Peterborough site

Silty fen preserved burning houses and domestic objects inside them to reveal unprecedented view of life 3,000 years ago

Almost 3,000 years after being destroyed by fire, the astonishingly well preserved remains of two Bronze Age houses and their contents have been discovered at a quarry site in Peterborough.

It doesn't feel like archaeology, it feels like somebody's house has burned down and we're picking over their goods