Deep in the waterlogged marshes of the Somerset Levels, archaeologists embark on a high-stakes three-day expedition to find an ancient wooden roadway forgotten by time. What starts as a simple mission to locate prehistoric timber trackways turns into a dark mystery when the team digs into the peat and unearths waterlogged oak planks, handmade pottery, and adult human skeletal remains buried side by side. Ring analysis reveals these extraordinary artifacts are 3,000 years old, dating back to 900 BC in the Late Bronze Age. Using experimental archaeology, replica iron axes, and period techniques, historians recreate this forgotten construction while investigating whether this marsh hidden deep in the British countryside was a simple crossing point or the site of gruesome prehistoric rituals and exposure burials.
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