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A three volume report detailing the results from the Norhstowe Phase 1 archaeological investigations.

An archaeological investigation was conducted within the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, in advance of the construction of a new north porch. A total of twenty-seven articulated inhumations were encountered. The grave earliest of these interments had been lined with stone and is likely to be Late Saxon in date. The churchyard subsequently remained in use until the late 19th century, and burials dating from most of this intervening period are also represented.

Archaeological monitoring was conducted at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, during groundworks undertaken in advance of the construction of a new extension. No in situ deposits or features were identified, but disarticulated human remains were encountered. This material is likely to have been disturbed from a cemetery associated with Addenbrooke's Hospital, which occupied the site from 1766 to the mid-20th century; the hospital is known to have established a burial ground in 1772. Previous discoveries of human remains made in close proximity to the present site were probably derived from the same source.

This archaeological desk based assessment was commissioned by CC Town Planning on behalf of the Marshall Group to assess the potential impact of a proposed development of land to the north of Barnwell Drive, Cambridge (TL48117 58824) for construction of a large B1 building. Assessment of previous archaeological investigations in the vicinity and the historical, aerial and cartographic evidence shows the site to be situated in an area of known archaeology and high significance. Dating from the later prehistoric period to modern era, with substantial Iron Age and Roman occupation known to exist to the north and Saxon to the south.

49 trenches totaling 2322.36 sqm were opened over an area of 42.13ha at Severalls Hospital, Colchester. Seven small pits filled with a significant charcoal content were identified and though without any finds they are comparable with other pits found in previous works from which a date of the Late Iron Age to Early Roman periods has been determined. A charcoal sample from the current project has been submitted for radiocarbon dating. With these possible exceptions, the only archaeological features present were either a part of the nineteenth century agricultural landscape, or the twentieth century workings associated with the construction and use of Severalls Hospital.

Archaeological monitoring of four window samples and three boreholes was undertaken in advance of Phase 3 of redevelopment at the New Museums site, Cambridge. A range of archaeological deposits were encountered during the course of this work, including a substantial masonry rubble and mortar deposit that contained several fragments of glazed floor tile. This material is likely to have been derived from an adjacent Augustinian Friary that was partially excavated in the early 2th century.

Archaeological investigations were undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at the Ely Leisure Village site situated on Downham Road, Ely (Figure 1). The work was carried out over the course of four months between 18th May 2016 and early September 2016 and was a continuation of excavations undertaken previously by the CAU at this site (site code DRE15 - see Wright 2016). The investigation area comprised excavations in two almost contiguous areas (Area 3 and Area 4), separated by a small area of undergrowth containing a large drainage ditch which is currently unexcavated. Further archaeological investigations will be carried out during construction on this and other small areas as yet unexcavated. For the purposes of this interim report, Area 3 and Area 4 will be considered as one plot centred at TL 53132 81323 (see Figure 2). An area totalling 2.26ha was machine stripped revealing archaeological remains ranging in date from the Bronze Age through to the Post-Medieval period and dominated by enclosure systems dating to the Middle Saxon period.

The Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) undertook the archaeological monitoring of works in preparation for future gravel and sand extraction at Lawn Farm located to the south-west of the village of Wetherden, Suffolk between 15th May and 24th May 2013. The monitoring revealed land use in the form of field boundaries and small pits most likely dating to the prehistoric period. Remnants of a large controlled rabbit warren were also exposed possibly associated with the medieval period.

Two phases of archaeological investigation were conducted following evaluation trenching in advance of an extension to an existing quarry at Martson Pit. This revealed evidence for prehistoric and post-medieval inhabitation that together adds to the growing understanding of this important landscape. The 8ha site lies upon second river terrace sand and gravel at a height of 15-18m AOD. The earliest human presence was represented by a small quantity of Early to Late Neolithic surface recovered worked flint as well as from later features. A cluster of nine pits dated to the second half of the Early Iron Age and may represent settlement margins from a timeline that has hitherto been absent from the broader landscape picture. Twenty-five additional pits and postholes could not be assigned by period, although a number of these may also be prehistoric. Historic-era evidence comprised of a ditch rectilinear enclosure that corresponds with a known nineteenth century oak plantation; this may have been established in response to soil reduction resultant from long-term intensive rabbit burrowing evinced across the site. Wartime activities were illustrated by two large pits that contained clearance debris including fragments of mortar rounds.

This report, dealing specifically with archaeological issues, is submitted in support of a planning application for the development of two new mixed-use buildings � B2 and F2 � within the CB1 area of Cambridge

During September-October 2016 the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) in partnership with Wisbech�s Octavia Hill Birthplace House conducted fieldwork in Manea Fen, Cambridgeshire (TL 5122 9178; Figure 1), on the site of a former settlement originally established in the 1830s as an experimental Utopian community. This was undertaken with a team of volunteers as part of the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership in thescheme�s third and final year of a Heritage Lottery Grant.

Archaeological monitoring was conducted during the excavation of an electricity cable trench situated in Senate House Court, close to the eastern fa�ade of the Old Schools complex. Here the brick-built footings of the mid-18th century neoclassical loggia were revealed, alongside a series of contemporary made-ground deposits.