Following trial trench evaluation in 2024, two mitigation areas totalling 2894sq m were excavated in the west of the Phase 2B site. The earliest tangible land use was funerary, represented by a small group of Late Bronze Age cremation burial pits and a posthole. One of these burials contained a well-preserved penannular gold ring (copper alloy core with gold foil overlay) which would have been worn as personal adornment, possibly in the hair. The fragment of a second ring was also recovered. A cluster of Middle Iron Age pits was present. A single pit with an associated posthole structural remains evidenced Roman land use. The pit contained a significant faunal assemblage, including wild taxa with especially interesting fish bones providing evidence for trade and possible stockfish production/processing. A single large pit or pond of medieval date was recorded. The majority of the encountered remains dated to the post-medieval period and relate to agricultural land use. The features include a multi-phase field systems and associated large pits or possible ponds, together with a scatter of small pits.
Adam Dyson (2025) studied this question.