Lancaster Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire. An Archaeological Excavation, Plot B

Abstract

In March and April 2014 an archaeological excavation was undertaken on Plot B, Area A at Lancaster Way Ely (centred on 551831 278568) extending over c. 0.92ha. The excavation revealed at least two phases of settlement activity, one of probable Late Iron Age date comprising a series of ring-gullies and enclosures that developed into a series of enclosures in the Early Roman period. Associated with the second, Roman phase was a cemetery of eight individuals in discrete burials, three of which had been decapitated prior to interment. Post Roman activity included the remains of furrows from Medieval/Post-Medieval agriculture and elements of the Second World War airfield.