A team of archaeologists unearthed an ancient Bronze Age wheel at British Pompeii. The 3,000-year-old wheel is believed to be the biggest complete evidence of a wheel to be discovered in the United Kingdom.

The discovery by the archeologist team working at Must Farm in Peterborough could help in understanding transportation and technologies during the Bronze Age. In a press release, the University of Cambridge stated the wheel discovery shows that people around 3,000 years ago travelled from local watery terrain to dryer places.

The discovered wheel is an extraordinary find, especially in Britain, but the object is very fragile, said Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England. “The existence of this wheel expands our understanding of Late Bronze Age technology and the level of sophistication of the lives of people living on the edge of the Fens 3,000 years ago”, Wilson continued.

The area from where the wheel was excavated has been nicknamed Pompeii. It is an archaeological site where stilt-built wooden round houses were found well preserved.

After examining the newly found wheel, the archaeologists found that it was used in between 1100-800 BC. They also said that the discovery could reveal interesting things about a community of people who lived so long ago.

Mark Knight, an archaeologist at the Cambridge University and director Britain's Pompeii archaeological site, said the site is rich with ancient remains. The discovered wheel is a perfectly preserved round object that was the last thing the team had expected to unearth, Knight added.

Knight also said that as the site has given several things, and there are possibilities that the archaeologists may found an even better wheel or something else in the near future.