Places for People welcomed members of the local community to view archaeological works taking place to facilitate the new river crossings at Gilston, facilitated by archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), Stansted.
On the visit, the project archaeologists talked through the process by which archaeology is considered and investigated as part of the development process. Discussions also covered the ways different findings are reported to inform future research, as well as some “show and tell” from across the villages so far.
Findings so far include intact pots and pottery from the pre-historic, Roman and medieval eras.
James Blair, Head of Build at Places for People, said: “It’s really important that for a development of this size we show how our natural and historic landscape is factored in as we look to build new communities of the future.”
“This is the first in what we hope will be plenty more opportunities for local people to come onto site and see how things work.”
