Archaeological Evaluation at the Darlow Depot Site, Fengate, Peterborough

Abstract

Seven trenches were excavated at the Darlow Depot site in Fengate, Peterborough in order to assess potential truncation since full evaluation in 1992, and to evaluate additional areas not covered by previous work. Four of the trenches were specifically excavated to provide information for assessing truncation levels. These demonstrated that the level at which most archaeological features could be recognised remained preserved, and that the buried soil, also of archaeological significance, was largely intact. One of the remaining three trenches revealed a small number of prehistoric domestic features.