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Francis Pryor (right) discusses the excavation during the filming of a 2007 dig for Time Team with series editor Michael Douglas (left).
Francis Pryor (right) discusses the excavation during the filming of a 2007 dig for Time Team with series editor Michael Douglas (left). Time Team is a British television series that has aired on Channel 4 since 1994

Francis Pryor is a British archaeologist who is famous for his role in the discovery of Flag Fen, a Bronze Age archeological site near Peterborough, and for his frequent appearances on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Flag Fen (Coordinates) near Peterborough, England is a Bronze Age site probably religious The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Time Team is a British television series that has aired on Channel 4 since 1994

He has now retired from full-time field archaeology, but still appears on television and writes books as well as being a working farmer. His specialties are in the Bronze and Iron Ages. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man.

Biography

In his book Seahenge, Pryor gives some autobiographical information about his career. He studied archaeology at the University of Cambridge, but left university disillusioned with the discipline and migrated to Toronto, Canada,with his first wife, Sylvia, on a landed immigrant scheme. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A Permanent Resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but who has been granted permission to live and work in Canada without any time There he started working at the Royal Ontario Museum as technician, working for Doug Tushingham who helped fund Pryor's first project in the UK. The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major Museum for world culture and Natural history in the city of Toronto The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This was at North Elmham and the excavation was directed by Peter Wade-Martins who exposed Pryor to the benefit of opening large area excavations. North Elmham is a village (population 1428 in Norfolk about 8 km (5 miles north of East Dereham on the west bank of the River Wensum.

Pryor returned to the UK in 1970, where the construction of the new town at Peterborough offered the opportunity to do large scale archaeology ahead of the planned development work. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Between 1970 and 1978, he alternated between digs in the UK and writing up the excavation reports and giving presentations on his work in Canada. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) During the course of these projects, he met his second wife, Maisie Taylor, an expert in pre-historic wood; they worked together on the series of projects in the Peterborough area, the most famous of which is Flag Fen. He has a daughter, Amy, from his first marriage. He was a founding member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists in 1982. History The Institute of Field Archaeologists was founded to represent the growing number of 'professional' archaeologists caused by the increase in Rescue archaeology

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