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An archaeological watching brief at Senate House, Cambridge, revealed 18th century features associated with the construction of Senate House and later modifications.

This archaeological desktop assessment has been commissioned by Granta Park Ltd. in advance of proposed re-development of part of the wider Granta Park site. The Riverside site comprises a little over 4 hectares of woodland, carpark and buildings on the northern side of the Granta Park complex. The principal objective of the document is to examine the potential of archaeology occurring within the proposal area, to examine the significance of any such remains and propose appropriate mitigation for any remains likely to be affected by the proposed redevelopment. The study sets the findings in the context of the relevant legislation, both national and local.

Planning permission is to be sought for redevelopment on an area to the west of Cambridge railway station, centred TL 460 572. Given that the site lies in an area of archaeological potential, further information is required prior to determination of any mitigation strategy. The Ashwell Group have appointed the Cambridge Archaeological Unit to carry out a desktop assessment to collate and assess information relating to the sites� archaeological potential.

The objective of this study is to examine the probability of archaeological remains occurring within the Whitlocks site and the likely effect of the proposed redevelopment upon any such remains. The study sets the findings in the context of the area, and considers appropriate mitigation based on the findings

This archaeological desktop assessment has been commissioned by Granta Park Ltd. in advance of proposed re-development of part of the wider Granta Park site. The Rickett Field site comprises a little over 10.1 hectares of arable farmland on the eastern side of the Granta Park complex. The principal objective of the document is to examine the potential of archaeology occurring within the proposal area, to examine the significance of any such remains and propose appropriate mitigation for any remains likely to be affected by the proposed redevelopment. The study sets the findings in the context of the relevant legislation, both national and local.

Cambridge Archaeological Unit carried out an archaeological evaluation on land at Tate�s Farm, Caxton, Cambridgeshire; with the aim of establishing the presence, date, scope and extent of any subsoil archaeological features. The evaluation consequently comprised a systematic programme of trial trenching over the area. The trenches revealed low density Roman, Saxon, medieval and post medieval activity in the form of negative cut archaeological features. The evaluation complimented and added to previous work in the area.

Four open areas were excavated on land adjacent to Oundle Road, Peterborough Business Park, in order to further investigate areas of archaeological interest identified by field evaluation. The excavation largely confirmed and significantly expanded on the results of the evaluation, revealing agrarian land use from the Iron Age through to the later 3rd century AD, and charting the different agricultural practices reflected by the changing enclosure layouts. In the absence of detailed information regarding the Roman settlement remains on the site of the adjacent Royal Life and Pearl Assurance development, the enclosure system is especially important in helping to identify the status and longevity of this associated settlement. Also in keeping with the evaluation results, only scant evidence of pre Iron Age activity was uncovered, and none dating to the Saxon period.

The Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) was commissioned by Beauville Properties Limited to undertake an archaeological desktop assessment for the site of No. 2 Ship Lane, Ely (TL 54451 79930). Saxon and earlier remains have a low probability of intruding on the site, but medieval activity could be intensive, with the likelihood of both deeply stratified and waterlogged sequences. In addition to this, the site's location on Ship Lane, supposedly packed with buildings (according to Speed's 1610 map), raises the possibility of structural and domestic remains.

This study has been commissioned by Countryside Properties PLC to better define the scope of archaeological interest in land at Clay Farm, Trumpington, Cambridge. The proposed development area lies in fields to the south of Cambridge, bounded by Long Road to the north, the London to Cambridge main line to the east, Trumpington Village to the west and open fields to the south. The area extends over 105 hectares, centred at TL 445 550. The objective of this assessment is to examine the probability of archaeological remains occurring within the proposed Clay Farm development area and to assess the likely impact of development upon any such remains. The study sets the findings in the context of both the relevant legislation (national and local) as well as the broader archaeological context, and proposes a broad scheme of mitigation based on the findings.

This report details the results of a series of archaeological monitoring visits to Hanson Brick Ltd, Bradley Fen site between the 5th of August and 30th of September. The area measured 2.8ha and involved the removal of Funthams Drain which ran centrally to the strip. The watching brief comprised two approaches: 1) examining the exposed peat surface after the topsoil had been removed for features and or artefacts; and 2) monitoring the exposed sections after the bulk removal at intermittent periods and observing soil sequences in order to locate archaeological levels and or artefacts. As part of this program a metal detector was used over the exposed peat surface, as well as vertically over the relevant 'bulk' faces. During the project 8 visits were made to the site.No significant prehistoric archaeological remains or deposits were located during the watching brief cover of Soil Strip 2002. The bulk section produced a sequence of deposits as had been previously recorded at the end of last phase of works - and as before the base of this section represented a later prehistoric land horizon. No prehistoric metalwork was found within the peat. Two find spots of Roman pottery, including the majority of a single Nene Valley colour-coated flanged bowl dated to 250-410AD (preferred date 4th century), were found at the very top of the peat horizon and immediately beneath the alluvial cover.

This report details the results of a series of archaeological monitoring visits to Hanson Brick Ltd, Bradley Fen site between the 5th of August and 30th of September. The area measured 2.8ha and involved the removal of Funthams Drain which ran centrally to the strip. The watching brief comprised two approaches: 1) examining the exposed peat surface after the topsoil had been removed for features and or artefacts; and 2) monitoring the exposed sections after the bulk removal at intermittent periods and observing soil sequences in order to locate archaeological levels and or artefacts. As part of this program a metal detector was used over the exposed peat surface, as well as vertically over the relevant 'bulk' faces. During the project 8 visits were made to the site. No significant prehistoric archaeological remains or deposits were located during the watching brief cover of Soil Strip 2002. The bulk section produced a sequence of deposits as had been previously recorded at the end of last phase of works - and as before the base of this section represented a later prehistoric land horizon. No prehistoric metalwork was found within the peat. Two find spots of Roman pottery, including the majority of a single Nene Valley colour-coated flanged bowl dated to 250-410AD (preferred date 4th century), were found at the very top of the peat horizon and immediately beneath the alluvial cover.

This report presents the results of fieldwork carried out as part of an archaeological evaluation of the interior and eastern exterior of a large Iron Age ringwork known as Arbury Camp, a site situated off King's Hedges Road, Cambridge (TL 444 616). The work was completed between 19th and 30th of August 2002 on behalf of Gallagher Estates and Land Improvement Holdings The Ringwork trenching confirmed the initial results of the 1990 sample investigation by demonstrating the interior to be empty of settlement features. The East Field trenching located parts of a late fieldsystem picked up m the 1990 evaluation but no other significant features. The character of the deposits found within the Ringwork are the same as the deposits found outside across the East Field. The Perimeter Test-pitting located low densities of Roman pottery that correspond with the background scatter originally identified in 1990. The Watching Brief coverage of the re-routing of the electricity cables demonstrated that, in contrast with rest of the site, the Ringwork ditch has evidence of 'early' deposition.