Excavation of a site on river gravels in the Cam/Granta valley, by
Archaeological Solutions Ltd, took place in advance of gravel
extraction and construction of a reservoir. The excavation revealed
five phases of archaeological activity, beginning in the Neolithic
period with evidence for episodic or seasonal occupation and
burial. After a gap of several centuries, there were three phases
of Middle Iron Age to early Roman activity representing the
continuous development of the same system of enclosures focussed on
a central trackway. Domestic occupation was also evident in the
form of partial ring gullies. During the Conquest period there was
probably a landing site for boats operating on the former river
channel evident at the site. Economic activity during these phases
represents a mixed, surplus-generating economy and it is possible
that river traffic played an important role in the trade of the
agricultural surplus. Limited finds of later Roman artefacts
indicate a continued Romano-British presence in the vicinity. The
final phase of occupationis a small rural Anglo-Saxon settlement
comprising seven sunken-featured buildings and associated pits.
Environmental and soil micromorphological analysis from this phase
has provided important information about the internal arrangement
of SFBs and the processes associated with development of their
fills.
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