Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU, for Taylor Woodrow Property, in advance of the redevelopment. At the rear of the site, two intercutting ditches of possibly Roman date were revealed; at the front of the site, one medieval and one undated ditch were revealed. A few sherds of prehistoric pottery were also recovered. The subsequent excavation revealed evidence for Prehistoric, Roman and medieval settlement, together with an inhumation cemetery containing 30 or more individuals.The majority of the burials exhibited unusual characteristics such as decapitation prior to burial, interment face down, hands behind the back as if tied; there was haphazard grave alignment and multiple inhumations. All these characteristics suggest the burials were of execution victims. Little dating evidence was found to accompany the burials, although comparable sites of Saxon date have been previously excavated. (331)