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Excavation and environmental sampling of c. 6ha near Over, Cambridgeshire along a sand ridge, O'Connell Ridge and palaeochannel edge/system. Evidence of Grooved ware, Beaker, Deverel-Rimbury settlement activity found, north of five MBA barrows. Finds included flint, pottery and animal bone, three crouched inhumations and two cremations, MBA field system post-alignments, a long house, midden and burnt mound, pit clusters and roundhouses. Located south of the Godwin Ridge, which was finds and feature rich, settlement evidence was unexpected. Environmental sampling confirmed the nature of the palaeochannels and cereal processing and fishing. No Late Bronze Age or later period features or artefacts found.

Between 27th October 2008 and 20th November 2008, a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit undertook the second part of an evaluation by trial trenching on 41.6 ha of land east of Bedford, between Renhold (north) and Willington (south), centred at TL 1110 5080. The evaluation followed initial investigations by geophysical survey in 2004, and was designed to further our understanding of the extent, nature and significance of any archaeological features and geomorphology following on from the first phase of evaluation which was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit in September 2005. The evaluation was commissioned by Lafarge Aggregates Ltd and the Written Scheme of Investigation was drafted by Archaeologica Ltd. Evidence for prehistoric, Roman and Post Medieval activity was identified across the landscape in the form of pits, ditches, postholes and sparse artefact scatters.

This study has been commissioned to better define the scope of archaeological interest within the area of Cambridge Regional College, bounded by the eastern limit of Midsummer Common to the north, by properties fronting Newmarket Road, to the east by Elizabeth Way and Walnut Tree Avenue, and to the west by allotments and housing. The objective of this assessment is to examine the probability of archaeological remains occurring within the PDA and to assess the likely impact of development upon any such remains.

Largely evinced by intensive sampling of the ridge's buried soil, this prolific site featured a high-density Mesolithic lithic scatter and, also, yielded traces of less intense Neolithic and earlier Bronze Age usage; thereafter, the area attracted Late Bronze Age 'midden-like'/'-level' deposition. The sequence concluded in the later Iron Age, when, apart from a small farmstead enclosure, the ridge then saw an extraordinary range of ritual activity along its northern flank. Focusing upon a riverside 'midden'/platform (including dismembered horse carcasses), this involved disarticulated human remains and small votive 'packages' (e.g. variously clutches of weaving combs and brooches). This ritual activity evidently continued into the decades immediately following the Roman Conquest.

This archaeological desk top assessment was requested on behalf of Little St Mary�s Church to assess the likely impact of the construction of a new parish room and associated facilities at the western end of the church. Evaluation of the archaeological, historical, aerial and cartographic evidence shows the site to be located within an urban area of rich historical and architectural significance, dating from the 12th Century AD to the present date, including the present Grade II listed building and graveyard.

In 2006 a year-long archaeological investigation was undertaken at Eye Quarry, Eye, Peterborough. This marked the ten year anniversary of excavations undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at the site, and proved to be the most intensive excavation to date. Located to the southwest of the previous study areas, this investigation evolved and expanded from an excavation of two quarry phases to three, almost doubling in size during its progress. The study elucidated the later prehistoric periods, furthering our understanding of the extent and character of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age activity at Eye, and the expansiveness of the subsequent Middle Bronze Age field system identified in the earlier excavations. The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age were represented, again, by large inter-cutting pits dispersed across the study area, but this time they were complimented by a number of structures varying in form from four-post structures to roundhouses, along with a single longhouse. These structures were clustered together representing a single small focal point of occupation within this landscape. The 'settlement' activity continued into the Middle Iron Age bridging the gap in the pottery record highlighted by the earlier excavations, and adding a new dynamic to the site's history. Few Romano-British features were recorded, a result of the distance of the excavation areas from the farmstead, though a series of field boundary ditches represented the continuation of the field system noted previously emanating from this centre of activity.

During November 2008 an archaeological evaluation commissioned by ENVIRON was undertaken on land at Bear's Croft Farm, Godmanchester (centred NGR TL 2540 6980). A total of 93 trenches were machined of which 32 revealed archaeological features or activity. A complex series of linears were recorded along the western edge of the proposed development area (PDA). A high density of pottery and animal bone, recovered from charcoal rich contexts suggested that these represented two distinct zones of Late Iron Age occupation. A further series of linears were identified which represented part of an undated field system.

An excavation was undertaken on 0.17 ha of land 2.5km north of March, Cambridgeshire, south of Longhill Road. The site is at a height of between 3.3m and 3.71m OD on the edge of March Island. The excavation followed an initial evaluation in 2003 and was designed to further understanding of the extent, nature and significance of the Romano-British activity that was identified. Evidence for Late Iron Age/ Early Roman activity was identified within two of the three excavation areas in the form of pits, wells/ watering holes, ditches, postholes and artefacts. Background evidence for Neolithic activity was also identified in the form of flint artefacts.

A narrow strip, approximately 230m in length and a maximum of 4.5m in width was stripped in advance of the widening of a post-medieval drainage ditch as part of the Waste Management Park, Ely Rd Cambridge. Identified features were generally the continuation of features excavated during larger area excavations on the other side of the ditch in 2007; comprising of Romano-British enclosure and boundary ditches as well as several potentially prehistoric boundary ditch and pit features.

This archaeological desktop assessment was requested by Bidwells to assess the likely impact of the development of a c. 55ha site (centred OS TL 6090 2200) on any potential archaeological remains. Evaluation of the archaeological, historical, aerial and cartographic evidence shows the proposed development area is located in an area of known prehistoric and Romano-British activity, areas of Medieval settlement, woodland, parkland and close to former World War II installations. Currently, the proposed development area consists of agricultural land and landscaped parkland.

This archaeological desktop assessment was commissioned by Carillion Utility Services on behalf of EDF Energy to assess the likely impact of the construction of a c. 11.5km power cable from Sundon Grid (NGR TL 0327 2679) to Leighton Buzzard (NGR SP 9278 2507). Evaluation of the archaeological, historical, aerial and cartographic evidence shows the proposed cable crosses an area of prehistoric and Romano-British activity, areas of Medieval settlement, ridge and furrow, ancient woodland and routes, and areas of quarrying for sand and gravel. Currently, the majority of the route consists of agricultural land, with numerous boundaries pre-dating the inclosures of the 18th and 19th centuries.

This archaeological desk based assessment was commissioned by Ted Clover of Clover Planning on behalf of Buyinfo Ltd to assess the potential impact of a proposed development (centred on TG 0830 3560) at Edgefield Hall. The site is located approximately 2km south of Holt, Norfolk. Archival, aerial and cartographic sources demonstrate that the site is located in an area with known archaeology, including early prehistoric and Medieval and later agricultural features.