SOMERSET residents have been getting an insight into life in their village more than 3,000 years ago.

Before building 26 new homes off Back Lane, Middlezoy, developer Summerfield commissioned Context One Heritage and Archaeology to carry out excavations of the site.

Middlezoy was once an island on the wetlands of the Somerset Levels, before they were drained by the monks of abbeys at Glastonbury, Athelney and Muchelney.

And finds from the excavations revealed people were hunting and farming on the land in and around Middlezoy around 3,500 years ago.

Members of Mick Aston’s Young Archaeologists (MAYA) joined villagers in the dig, with archaeologists giving weekly tours to visitors, as well as an open day at the end of the excavation.

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Among the highlights of the discoveries was a Middle Bronze Age farmstead, along with flint tools from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Archaeologists also uncovered animal bones, pottery, grinding stones, and tools used for spinning and leather working.

The Bronze Age roundhouse that once stood on the farm is opposite the net-zero homes now being built by Summerfield.

The site is being launched on February 28, with opening hours from Thursday to Monday, 10am to 5pm.

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People can take a look at the new development from later this month. Picture: Summerfield