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IN the Art Gallery of Messrs. W. Heffer and Sons, Ltd., Cambridge, there is an exhibition of ancient maps of the Fenland and of recent aerial photography of the same region. This exhibition, which will be open until February 12, directs attention to the activities of the organising body, the Fenland Research Committee, which was founded under the presidency of Prof. A. C. Seward in 1932, for promoting the intensive investigation of the complex history of the Fenland basin. The members represent the interests of archæological, botanical, geological and historical science, co-operating closely in attacking the very complex problems of the developmental history of the Fenland basin. Co-ordinated excavations have already been made and a number of publications have appeared. One extremely important side of the work of the Committee is the aerial photography of the entire region. This reveals on the silt area of the fens beside the Wash a hitherto unsuspected density of remains of the Romano—British occupation and of later times. Field systems, dwellings, river-beds, droves and creeks are visible in great profusion and clarity, and the examination, interpretation and mapping of these remains will be a major activity of the Committee for some time to come. The preparation of suitable field maps for use in this task is a heavy charge on the Committee and the exhibition is intended to stimulate public assistance to the provision of part or all of the sum of £500 required.
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Photographs and Early Maps of the Fenland of East Anglia. Nature 133, 205 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133205a0
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