Evaluation at No. 4, Station Road, Melbourn, South Cambridgeshire

The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the presence or absence and the nature of any archaeological features likely to be affected by the proposed development groundworks; to establish the sequence of archaeological remains on the site and, where possible, recover stratified dating evidence; to interpret them in the context of relevant historical sources and previous archaeological work in the area, as well as to the East Anglia Archaeological Research Framework (Medlycott, 2011), in order to add to the current understanding of the archaeology and historical development of the area, and to inform a further phase of archaeological mitigation if the evaluation results indicate that significant remains are present on the site. The Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Team approved a scheme which comprised seven evaluation trenches, each measuring 15m x 2m Two ditches, two pits and two post-holes were identified within the development area. Finds included disarticulated human remains, worked flint, animal bone and pottery dating from the Prehistoric to Medieval period.