Part of the events programme alongside the Introducing Must Farm, a Bronze Age settlement exhibition.

Following the publication of the final report on the Must Farm settlement (excavated in 2015-16), hear from the archaeologists and specialists involved in the excavations and post-excavation research to discover the most up-to-date research and theories about the site. The first time all these experts have been brought together in one series, these talks are not to be missed!

The Foods of the Woods, the animals of Must FarmSpeaker: Vida Rajkovača, Cambridge Archaeological Unit

Amongst the site's almost clichéd Late Bronze Age domesticity, the roundhouses and the pots, a remarkable collection of animal bone was found, revealing how the community engaged with the environment around them, the animals and their foodways. From the time of agricultural intensification, where livestock was reared and food was domestic, the unusually ‘wild’ Must Farm faunal assemblage casts new light on the domestic life in this swampy landscape. Perfectly captured in time, the richness of evidence also allowed us to get at how the food was collected, prepared and consumed. This talk covers the methods and the results of the zooarchaeological analysis, it explores the food choices and the relationship with animals in the site’s broader setting.

Vida Rajkovača is an archaeologist with Cambridge Archaeological Unit, who led excavations at Must Farm. She is a specialist in zooarchaeology and led the analysis of this assemblage in post-excavation work for the site.