This is the first volume describing the results of the CAUs excavations in Cambridge and it is also the first monograph ever published on the archaeology of the town. At 1.5 hectares the Grand Arcade investigations represent the largest archaeological excavation ever undertaken in Cambridge, significantly enhanced by detailed standing building recording and documentary research.

About the Author
Craig Cessford is an archaeologist who has worked in both commercial and academic archaeology for over twenty-five years. He has a particular interest in medieval and later urban archaeology and has been based in Cambridge since 1997, directing numerous excavations and publishing widely. Alison Dickens is an archaeologist who has worked in British commercial archaeology for over thirty years. She has a particular interest in post-Roman, medieval, urban and post-medieval archaeology and has been based in Cambridge since 1991, directing and managing numerous excavations and large projects, including Grand Arcade.

Reviews
This handsomely produced volume [...] represents the first major publication of [Cambridge's] later archaeology, and much is covered in this highly detailed, but very readable publication. * The Archaeological Journal *



Book Information
ISBN 9781902937786
Author Craig Cessford
Format Hardback
Page Count 495
Imprint McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Publisher McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research