The Anglo-Saxon Sunken Featured Building, SFB 2, from the Marleigh (Wing) development 2018-19 excavations appeared to have been part of a small homestead. Fully excavated it measured 4x4m with two postholes and a series of pits, some containing Anglo-Saxon pottery were discovered nearby.

This deposit found in the Anglo-Saxon Sunken Featured Building SFB2 from the 2018-19 excavations at the Marleigh (Wing) development contained loomweights among the charcoal and burnt material. A total of six complete loomweights and the fragmentary remains of another 19 were found in the feature.

We encountered two Anglo-Saxon Sunken Featured Buildings while excavating at the Marleigh (Wing) development in 2018-19. This structure, SFB 2, contained seven fills, many with spreads of charcoal and daub alongside 58 pieces of charred timber that were likely remains of the structure.

Thank you! It was a really interesting project with some great features.

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This ditch with a steep “V” profile formed part of a Middle Bronze Age settlement enclosure and was discovered during 2018-19 excavations at the Marleigh (Wing) development. The lower fills contained Middle Bronze Age pottery, while the upper deposits included Iron Age-Early Roman ceramics.

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The survey was carried out by volunteers and archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research’ Fenlands Futures Archaeology and Heritage Research Initiative (FFAHRI).

The model created from the Flag Fen auger survey shows that the basin around the post-alignment has a gentle gradient across its western half, beside a deeper 250-300m wide “valley” across the eastern half. This eastern deeper, wetter zone corresponds to the location of the Flag Fen platform.

It's one of the things we love about this technique. It's so easy to imagine the landscape in the past being the same as it is today!

The survey was carried out by volunteers and archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research’ Fenlands Futures Archaeology and Heritage Research Initiative (FFAHRI).

The deepest point from the Flag Fen auger survey was 3.8m and the shallowest 0.2m with an average depth of 1.46m. The lowest recorded point equalled -1.24m OD while the highest equalled 2.87m OD, a difference of 4.11m. The resulting model established a detailed asymmetrical, bowl-shaped profile.

The survey was carried out by volunteers and archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research’ Fenlands Futures Archaeology and Heritage Research Initiative (FFAHRI).

The soft deposits around Flag Fen were well suited to augering. Aside from a dry plough soil and compacted alluvial cover, the deposit sequence was made up of malleable peats, silty peats, organic silts and sandy clays. A buried soil horizon was recorded in most auger holes. Photo: Emma Bothamley

The survey was carried out by volunteers and archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research’ Fenlands Futures Archaeology and Heritage Research Initiative (FFAHRI).