Digging up Bedfordshire's history
The upgrading of the A428 has lead to a remarkable discovery
Archaeologists working on the National Highway A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvement scheme in Bedfordshire have discovered pottery and tools dating back as far as the Iron Age.
Since July 2021, archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) and the Cambridge Archaeology Unit, have been excavating as part of a wider programme of archaeology work on the proposed improvement project.
At a site known as Field 44 near the village of Tempsford in Central Bedfordshire, the team have uncovered evidence of an ancient farm, which has offered an incredible glimpse through time to see how life has changed over the last 6,000 years.
Dr Steve Sherlock, Archaeology Lead for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvement scheme, said:
“The farmstead and artefacts we have unearthed near Tempsford is hugely exciting and significant find as it helps to further shape our understanding of what life in Bedfordshire was like over a period of 6000 years, and we can see how the site developed through different periods of time".