My guests today are archaeologists Chris Wakefield and Rachel Ballentyne both from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at Cambridge University and they are here to tell me about an absolutely amazing site close to Peterborough that tell us a huge amount about daily life in a late Bronze Age settlement. Prepare to have your minds blown!We talk about the unique circumstances of how and why the site is so well preserved, kitchen clutter, animal husbandry, querns, frumenty, pike sushi, and whether the English’s love of mustard goes back 3 millennia – among many other thingsThose listening to the secret podcast: you get 20 minutes of bonus material that includes the importance of foraging, the evidence for fermentation, Bronze Age recipes, the uses of the whole cereal plant and more!To view images of the site and the finds, go to the accompanying post on Neil’s blog.Follow Cambridge Archaeological Unit on Social MediaFacebook: @cambridgearchaeologicalunitBlueSky: @cambridgearch.bsky.socialInstagram: @cambridgearchaeologicalunitFollow Cambridge University Department of Archaeology on Social Media:Facebook: @archaeologycambridgeBlueSky: @cam-archaeology.bsky.socialInstagram: @ cambridge_archaeologyRemember: Fruit Pig are sponsoring the 9th season of the podcast and Grant and Matthew are very kindly giving listeners to the podcast a unique special offer 10% off your order until the end of October 2025 – use the offer code Foodhis in the checkout at their online shop, www.fruitpig.co.uk.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, including bonus blog posts and recipes, access to the easter eggs and the secret podcast, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.This episode was mixed and engineered by Thomas Ntinas of the Delicious Legacy podcast.Things mentioned in today’s episodeThe Must Farm websiteThe Peterborough Archaeology page about the Must Farm siteNeil’s medieval frumenty recipeNeil’s blogs and YouTube channel:‘British Food: a History’ The British Food History Channel‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar
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