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The Cambridge Archaeological Unit undertook an archaeological excavation on land located at the western periphery of the village of Blofield, Norfolk, between the 4th of September and 10th of October 2014. Based upon an earlier evaluation and geophysical survey two areas were investigated. The main area covered 0.32 ha adjacent to Yarmouth Road, where a series of medieval ditches, gullies and small pits were identified during the evaluation. This revealed an area of late 13th to early 15th century ditched enclosures containing pits, postholes and a range of other features. The nature of the features and the low density of artefacts recovered indicate that this was a peripheral area, some distance away from the core of the settlement. The excavation also revealed a range of later features of limited significance. To the north of this an additional trench covering 28.5 square metres was opened up close to the A47, in an area where the geophysics and evaluation had revealed a network of undated and post-medieval ditches and other features. This trench confirmed that the remains were relatively ephemeral and did not indicate a coherent network of Romano-British enclosures; as a result a potentially larger area of investigation was not undertaken.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at Knight's Hill near King's Lynn, Norfolk. The fieldwork comprised trial trenching, which followed a geophysical survey. A complex of Late Iron Age - Early Roman occupation was investigated which, included a small ditch complex, possible Early Roman fort and evidence of metalworking. A double ring ditch, which was potentially the site of the Reffley Wood Barrow, was also excavated, as were a dispersed group of feature, which appear to comprise Early Bronze Age domestic occupation.

The Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) undertook the archaeological evaluation of land at Royal Cambridge Hotel and Cambridge University Dept. of Engineering, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in advance of construction work at the site between 15th to 16th September 2014. Several pits probably associated with the 19th c. Scroope Terrace and one earlier feature pre-dating the establishment of the mid 19th c. property boundaries were recorded. An additional watching brief was carried out on the 9th October 2014 following the digging of a pipe trench for services and foundations.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at the proposed site of a new Ice Rink off Newmarket Road in Cambridge. The fieldwork comprised trial trenching, which revealed demolition deposits relating to previous building belonging to Greenhouse Farm, a pond feature also relating to Greenhouse Farm and a number of ditches which form a component of complex Iron Age and Early Roman sites in the adjacent area.

This archaeological desk top assessment was requested by Savills on behalf of AWG Landholdings Ltd to assess the likely archaeological impact of a proposed development area (PDA) of 2.5ha at Site F: Land adjacent and to rear of the Recycling Centre, Doddington Road, Wollaston, Northamptonshire. Located west of the historic core of Wollaston, evaluation of the archaeological, historical and cartographic evidence shows the PDA to be located close known prehistoric activity, zones of Iron Age and Romano- British settlement and Medieval and post-Medieval ridge and furrow.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at the site of The Forum Cambridge, Addenbrooke�s Hospital, a mixed-use scheme to be developed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust together with Forum Cambridge LLP, comprising redevelopment of parking areas to provide an education centre, private hospital, hotel and conference centre and ancillary works. The fieldwork comprised trenching, which revealed a substantial amount of redeposited material relating to a previous building phase of Addenbrooke�s Hospital and a number of ditch, pit and posthole features which are indicative of a continuation of Iron Age and Roman sites investigated in the adjacent areas.

An archaeological trench evaluation and watching brief was undertaken on land north of Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton. Thirty-four trenches totalling 1252.4m (2277.6sqm) were excavated, with a further six test pits monitored for archaeological potential. Archaeological features dating from the Late Bronze Age the late historic, post-medieval, era were identified, generally divided between three zones of activity - Areas A-C. Exposed during excavation was an Iron Age enclosure, four undated inhumation burials and clunch wall foundations of probable Medieval or later date. Finds included flint, burnt and worked stone, a small quantity of metalwork, Iron Age pottery and animal bone.

Between September and December 2014, a programme of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording was undertaken along sections of an underground water main on behalf of Anglian Water. This was part of a large scheme of works. The water pipe route had archaeological potential, being in an area surrounded by previous archaeological discoveries. The first section monitored was 745m in length and ran from Narrow Drove, off the A605 towards Fields End Bridge. A 1.80m wide trench was open cut using a 360º tracked machine. For the most part the route crossed areas of arable farmland, cutting through Fen deposits, to a depth of between 0.90m-1.70m. The route continued using the method of directional drilling across King's Dyke and onto Funthams Lane where the route continued with a further programme of open cut trenches. In total 140m was open cut on this side, often exposing the terrace gravels of King's Dyke. Levels were measured along its route at intervals of 25m. Topsoil (0.45m) was removed overlying the fen deposits. The main deposits encountered were layers of peat alternating with marine clays and in some places the deepest parts of the trench encountered a grey clay also known as 'Fen Clay'. No archaeology was encountered along its route, but the persistence of fen deposits was monitored and recorded.

Archaeological investigations were undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at AstraZeneca�s New Cambridge Site (NCS) at the Addenbrooke�s Biomedical Campus, Cambridge. Work was carried out over the course of eight months between July 2014 and early March 2015 and comprised excavations in two separate areas; the South Plot (TL 45830 54900), to the west of Francis Crick Avenue, and the North Plot, to the east (TL 45980 55140; see Figure 1). An area totalling 4.94ha was machine stripped revealing archaeology ranging in date from the Early Neolithic through to the medieval period and dominated by settlement remains dating to the Middle Bronze Age (South Plot) and the 1st to 4th centuries AD (North Plot).

A programme of archaeological excavation and recording was completed by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) in advance of mineral extraction at Must Farm Quarry, Whittlesey between October 2014 and March 2015. The work was undertaken on behalf of SLR Consulting Ltd. for HBP Ltd. and entailed controlled machine-stripping of 3.29 hectares of land sub-divided into three investigative areas (Areas A, B and D, TL 5231 2970). Stripping of the overlying topsoil and upper peat deposit exposed a buried soil horizon in each of the three areas explored as part of Phase 4. This prehistoric land surface revealed a significant assemblage of surface finds and a number of archaeological features; a burnt mound, a small number of pits, postholes and hearths, and a continuation of an intermittent bank and ditch which was identified in earlier phases of excavation. The buried soil also contained the preserved tips of a number of wooden stakes, suggestive of stakelines, including one alignment sealed by the up-cast bank of the 'bank and ditch'.

An Archaeological 'Strip, Map and Sample' Excavation was carried out at Mayton Wood, Buxton with Lammas, Norfolk, between 20th October and 31st October 2014 by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU). It was commissioned by Frimstone Ltd in response to a brief set out by Norfolk County Council (Gurney 2004). The Development Area (DA) lies to the southeast of Buxton, 11.1km north of the centre of Norwich at NGR 624170/321440 and more specifically this phase of excavation at NGR 624275/321550 (Fig. 1). The aim of the excavation was to determine the presence/absence and character of archaeological remains within the DA and add to the evidence of activity identified within the previous phases of excavation. The programme of works followed on from a field survey (Beadsmoore and Hall 2003) and seven previous phases of excavation (Patten 2004; Bishop 2005; Beadsmoore 2007; Hutton 2008; Murrell 2010; Middleton 2013; 2014). Previous excavations identified prehistoric, Romano-British, Middle Saxon, Medieval and post-medieval activity. This excavation revealed Middle Saxon pits and two possible Early Bronze Age pit/posthole rings. A total of 36 features were revealed in this phase.

Archaeological monitoring and recording were carried out during the digging of one test pit and three exploratory boreholes at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge (TL 4498 5853). The test-pit, located south of the church, against the eastern, external wall of the vestry, revealed a wide wall-trench, back-filled with construction deposits and graveyard soil including small- and medium-sized pieces of disarticulated human bone and a small assemblage of predominantly Post-Medieval material culture. Beneath this wall trench, a horizon of undisturbed graveyard soil was identified with indicators that in situ burials might be present within that layer. Within the church, three shallow boreholes determined that compacted earth exists directly below the concrete floor in the North and South Transepts, whilst a borehole in the Nave revealed a void containing service ducts.