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Archaeological investigations conducted on the redevelopment for a car park extension immediately to the east of Babraham Hall Institute (TL 512 505) revealed a yard surface probably associated with a late 18th century property demolished during the 1830s, a 19th century ancillary building, yards and drainage features. A late 19th century drive was evident as an upstanding earthwork, which lead up to the formal entrance of Babraham hall. Evidence of embarkment was indicated by extensive truncation and disturbance, however, the paucity of medieval artefacts and the absence of surviving features provided no in situ evidence of a pre-embarkment village and/or manorial centre.

An archaeological investigation carried out in Cawdle Fen, Ely, Cambridgeshire, revealed no archaeological remains. The potential for prehistoric and Romano-British features being present were high given the discovery of finds scatters and isolated find spots along an adjacent road by-pass (A142).

This assessment reports the results of archaeological researches and a survey in anticipation of a major development immediately north of the village of Duxford, South Cambridgeshire. Covering approximately 83 hectares, the proposed site includes all the fields between the village and the A505, and extends west to the M11 and east to Moorfield Road and the Volvo works.

This assessment comprises a review of current information on the character, distribution and potential of archaeological sites in anticipation of a major housing development to the south and west of the village of Kennet, Cambs. The development area lies immediately north of the Icknield Way, and is thus a part of the interface between the main Cambridgeshire chalklands in the south, and the Fenlands to the North.

The evaluation exercise was undertaken in response to the College decision to construct a Hall of Residence in the north-west side of the grounds. Located beside the old tennis courts, the new building will extend across the terrace edge that runs through the playing fields.

A two week archaeological evaluation was undertaken in the (Scheduled) fields north of Taylor�s Lane and in the allotments south of the �castle� Mound, Swavesey. The rectification of arial photographs demonstrated that the laying-out of the still extent ridge-and-furrow in the latter area pre-dated the construction of the town rampart. A pair of recently backfilled, formal ponds, probably associated with either the Castle or a Manor, were found to lie immediately south, and related to, this field system; an embanked stock enclosure conjoined their eastern side. In short, these investigations demonstrated that a remarkably preserved, medieval agricultural landscape survives in earthwork form across the western third of this area. Two probable medieval field-ditches were found in a field immediately to the northeast. Trenching in the allotment area south of the castle discovered a dense multi-phase settlement complex: a multitude of pre-Roman Iron Age (Belgic) features (including a kiln) and a number of large pits and ditches (at least one of which is thought to have had a defensive function) dating to Saxo-Norman times. This settlement complex extends well beyond the area of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.

In February, 1991, initial research was undertaken to retrieve all the known archaeology from documentary sources for a localized area surrounding Fitzwilliam College in anticipation of construction work. From the results came a strong possibility for extra-mural settlement bordering the approach road to the Roman town (Huntingdon Road) and a chance of finding evidence of early Medieval activity connected with the West Fields arable region. A trial trench evaluation, undertaken later that month, provided evidence only for landscaping operations connected with the early 19th century building of The Grove. Truncated soil horizons from gardening activities prevented any earlier possible occupation evidence to remain in that area.

In September 1 1990, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken across the 22ha field north of Cambridge in which Arbury Camp, an Iron Age ringwork previously investigated by McKenny Hughes at the turn of the century and Alexander & Trump in 1970, lies (TL44366142). The interior of the enclosure was sampled (1%) through the excavation of eighteen 5m2 trial stations laid out on a 50m grid; no evidence of settlement was found. Three trenches were excavated across the ditch-line of the enclosure. In one, its' eastern entrance was discovered, a substantial tower-like gateway. The basal fills of the ditch terminal were there waterlogged and much leatherwork was recovered. Fieldwalking and ploughsoil test pits demonstrate that a late Roman pottery scatter covers much of the northern enclosure and continues northeast beyond its circuit. This, in part, must relate to a southern extension of the Cawcutt's Farm site whose existence was first postulated by Hughes in 1904; its distribution would also suggest the re-utilization of the ringwork, possibly a stock enclosure. Two possible (only) settlement sites were identified in the eastern field; trenching of a punitive cropmark site (SMR: 09530) demonstrated it was not 'real'. The area east of ringwork is essentially distinguished by the paucity of evidence of early occupation. This, it is argued, has important implications for the siting of late prehistoric enclosures in the region.

Archaeological recording was undertaken at 12 Silver Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire in advance of a studio extension. The location of Medieval occupation in the area provided the potential for archaeological remains to be discovered. No archaeology was encountered during the recording procedure.

This is the draft report of an archaeological excavation at Brays Lane, Ely (NGR TL 55148045) conducted in advance of the development of the site by the construction of a Waitrose supermarket and car park. The work was carried out by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit between 18 February and 19 April, 1991. The full, final report will include plans of the phases as well as specialist reports on the pottery, bone and other material culture found on the excavation as well as full acknowledgements

On March 11, 1991, a series of pits cut for the insertion of shoring for a new riverside revetment behind King's College were recorded. 0.70m x 0.90m in size and 0.80m deep, they lay at intervals of 0.95m along the crest of the western riverside bank (at the foot of the rail fence) running from the north side of King's Bridge to the drain south of Clare Bridge. We had not been contracted to undertake this work and, therefore, were not in a position to expend any great length of time recording. What follows should only be considered as the most casual watching brief observations. While features were photographed and sketched, they were not formally drawn.

An archaeological assessment was undertaken on the site of the proposed housing development on S t Peter's Street, Caxton. A contour survey was conducted to record Medieval agricultural earthworks. Machine
trenches were positioned to investigate these earthworks and to reveal underlying archaeological features. Archaeological features included ditches, dated by pottery to the 11th-12th centuries. The abundance and
nature of finds excavated from these ditches suggests that they represent property boundaries associated with Late Saxon/early medieval occupation of St Peter's Street.