Police want public's help to identify four people in connection with the fire at an archaeological site in the city this summer.
Officers have released CCTV images of four people they wish to speak to in connection with the arson attack at Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre in Peterborough on Sunday, July 13.
The incident saw several huts at the site in The Droveway, Northey Road, deliberately set alight just before 10pm.
Anyone with any information about the arson, or who recognises anyone pictured, is urged to contact us online here quoting crime reference 35/52237/25. Call 101 if you do not have internet access.
Francis Pryor MBE, who led the original excavations at Flag Fen in 1982, described the incident in July as a "devastating loss to Flag Fen".
He said: "The roundhouse is an important learning resource for young and old, providing a valuable insight into Iron Age life."
It was estimated £50,000 was needed to replicate the roundhouse, which was constructed in 2022 with donations from the Arts Council England, the Francis and Maisie Pryor Charitable Trust, and Tyrrell Builders.
It was based on an actual Iron Age Roundhouse, which was discovered at Cats Water, next to Flag Fen, and replicated how ancestors lived around 2,500 years ago.
The blaze, which destroyed the building, towered 20 metres above the surrounding woodland at one point.
Thankfully, the swift action of the fire brigade ensured the rest of the ancient archaeological site didn’t catch fire.
A GoFundMe appeal launched to help fund the rebuilding of the roundhouse has so far raised £18,370 of its £20,000 target.
The page explains: "This wasn’t just a building. It was a living classroom, a time machine, a place where 10,000 children each year stepped into the world of our ancestors.
"Built in 2022 with love, care, and community support, it stood as a powerful symbol of our shared heritage."
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