Cambridge Airport Replacement Terminal: An Archaeological Evaluation

Abstract

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit on land at Cambridge Airport (centred TL 4897 5913) in October 2002. The investigation revealed evidence of Iron Age and Roman Conquest period occupation in all but one of the excavated trenches. This included a system of ditched boundaries on a NW-SE and NE-SW alignment as well as the remains of circular structures, a possible post-built structures, pits and a single inhumation. The artefacts retrieved were indicative of settlement activity and included an unusual Iron Age base sherd with a ‘makers’ stamp and a possible Continental import. The evidence compliments the findings from investigations to the north of the site and suggests that the extensive Iron Age settlement found there extends southwards into and probably beyond the current area of investigation.