Francis Pryor MBE

Archaeologist and Prehistorian

Francis Pryor MBE

Francis was one of the key consultants on Time Team, and the resident Bronze Age and Iron Age expert. As well as being a popular personality on Time Team, he is also famed for the discovery of Flag Fen, a 3500 year old Bronze Age site near what is now Peterborough. He has written and co-written many books on archaeology and has recently turned his hand to fiction. He is a founding member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists, now known as the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Francis was awarded an MBE in 1999 for services to tourism.

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