Babraham Research Campus: The R and D Land. An Archaeological Excavation Assessment.

Abstract

Cambridge Archaeological Unit undertook a series of excavations within the R and D Land at Babraham Research Campus, prior to the development of this area. The excavations revealed extensive archaeological remains including evidence for Neolithic activity; a continuation of the Romano-British settlement identified in previous phases of work and a medieval and post-medieval field-system, trackway, well together with a large number of quarry pits. The dominant phase of activity was Romano-British and included a substantial series of ditches which bounded the eastern edge of the settlement, seven structures, two wells, an irregular shaped enclosure and a large number of smaller drainage/boundary ditches and paddocks, together with pits and areas of quarrying.