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On the 9th December 2013 a series of small archaeological trenches were excavated at New Farm, Landbeach (centred on TL 478 665), totalling 66m. The work was commissioned by James Matthews in response to a request from the Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Team (CHET). Two parallel ditches were recorded during the evaluation in Trench 3, situated on the projected line of Akeman Street, the Roman Road. The two ditches were 11m apart on their inside edge with evidence of a 'B' horizon soil between them, but no evidence for metalling or other form of road surface.

An archaeological fieldwalking and metal detector survey was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) to the north of Knight's End Road, March, Cambridgeshire. The fieldwalking and metal detector survey produced very few finds and no notable concentrations of artefacts. The artefacts present represent a 'background level' of prehistoric activity, consistent with a general presence throughout the landscape, and potential evidence of manuring for agriculture in the Roman period. The subsequent trial trenching revealed a number of modern and post-medieval agricultural features, and a number of ditches, which are potential components of a Roman field system.

An archaeological trenched evaluation was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) on land to the rear of Girton Glebe School. The trenches revealed evidence for the previous agricultural use of the land and construction of the school, but no archaeology was revealed.

An archaeological evealuation was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) in the gardens behind 231-247 Milton Road, Cambridge preceding the construction of a new housing development. The evaluation produced no archaeology prior to the medieval period. Of this date evidence of ridge and furrow agriculture was encountered as were a number of post-medieval gravel quarries.

This archaeological desk based assessment was commissioned by Allies and Morrison on behalf of the University of Cambridge to assess the potential impact of proposed redevelopment works within the Mill Lane Site, Cambridge (TL 4476 5804). Set within the historic city centre the site includes the location of former mills, the King�s Ditch, former housing and public houses, the former University Press printing facilities, and is currently occupied by University lecture and teaching facilities, offices, staff and student clubs, restaurants, public houses, a church and private dwellings.

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at St. Andrews Church, Orwell, Cambridgeshire, during groundworks ahead of the installation of a new heating system. No archaeological features or artefacts were observed. A small quantity of disarticulated human bone was re-interred immediately on site.

This archaeological desk based assessment was commissioned on behalf of Nuffield Health to assess the potential impact of a proposed development area of c. 1.2ha on the site of Cambridge Hospital, Trumpington Road (TL 4331 5710). Set within a suburban landscape, the proposed development is located in an area with known archaeology dating from prehistory into the modern period, including evidence of Bronze Age and Roman fieldsystems, a Roman cemetery and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery. The later construction of Hobson�s Conduit, the pre-existing road layout and surviving nearby commons continue to determine the suburban nature of the area. It is within this framework of previous and current land use and known archaeology that further evidence of past human activity is likely to be encountered within the proposed development area, especially those areas that have remained largely undisturbed by building foundations and services.

Work initially started at Peterhouse, Cambridge on the 21st of March 2012 with the archaeological monitoring of a pipe trench and soakaway in the vicinity of Gisbourne Court (Area 1). This revealed the existence of a series of layers into which a few pits had been dug, the earliest of which dated to the 16th-17th centuries. This was later followed by an evaluation trench, which was machine excavated between the 25th June and the 4th July 2012 within the area of Fen Court (Area 2). This revealed an archaeological sequence that consisted principally of 18th century dumps of material deposited to raise the ground level. Evidence was also present for the demolition of at least one building during this period. Besides the build-up of made ground at least two periods of pit digging were present, the earliest potentially medieval in date.

Between July and August 2012, the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) monitored the groundworks associated with the construction of a booster station and associated pipeline within Northamptonshire. The work involved stripping a plough soil easement and the subsequent excavation and immediate backfilling of a pipe trench between Farndish Road and Wollaston Road, with the purpose of boosting an existing water main. The easement stretched approximately 700m across two arable fields, which yielded nine metal finds, including two coins, as well as a single undated burnt stone pit. The plough soil also yielded background evidence for Post-Medieval and modern activity.

Cambridge Archaeological Unit undertook an archaeological evaluation at Nene Valley Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on the 17th August 2012. Two test-pits were excavated and revealed a deep sequence of alluvial silts and clay overlying the natural Terrace gravel. No archaeological features were identified and no artefacts were recovered.

An archaeological watching brief was conducted by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) on the 12th and 13th of July 2012, on land to the south of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. The pipe trench and easement had already been dug and substantially backfilled by the contractor prior to the CAU being informed. As a result it was not possible to conduct a standard watching brief. A rather irregular trench c. 4.0m wide was re-machined, the location of this was determined to avoid the recently laid cable and to remain within the area of the easement. Severe groundwater issues, exacerbated by the contractor pumping groundwater from the trench into the archaeological area, meant that the majority of the features could not be excavated, however a number were revealed and planned, some relating to those found in earlier evaluation trenching.

In compliance with a request from Cambridge Archaeology Planning and Countryside Advice (CAPCA) Anglia Water commissioned a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording on a new water main route in Swaffham Prior, along the B1102.