Archaeological work was undertaken on the commencement of groundwork. All work was undertaken with prior written approval of the scope of works and methodology employed via submission of an area specific WSIs to the Planning Archaeologist, Oxfordshire County Council (Casswell and Hogue 2020). DigVentures informed OCAS prior to the commencement of fieldwork. The strategy for archaeological monitoring, including the size and location of archaeological areas to be monitored was discussed in advance with Richard Oram, Planning Archaeologist, OCAS. Each area was stripped of topsoil mechanically under archaeological supervision and down to the archaeological horizon. Due to the nature of deposits and proximity to the river, there was a high probability that areas excavated would be inundated with water. Therefore, the archaeological methodology required a managed process of stripping - with enough flexibility to adapt to rising water levels - followed by immediate record and sampling of revealed archaeological features. Any presumed archaeological features were cleaned and excavated by hand to the level of natural deposits, where it was safe to do so. Due to enhanced restrictions because of Covid-19, no site monitoring visit was undertaken in person to inspect the archaeological works. Instead, weekly email updates with plans and photos were sent to Richard Oram of OCAS to facilitate remote inspection and monitoring throughout the archaeological investigations. No areas of archaeological investigation were handed back to the Client until formally signed off by OCAS. All work complied with CIfA Standard and guidance for archaeological field evaluation (2014). All works were undertaken in accordance with the standards set out within the WSI provided by DigVentures (Casswell and Hogue 2020) and the requirements of OCAS. The Client afforded reasonable access so that all archaeological features and deposits revealed during excavations and groundwork could be investigated and recorded appropriately. Expected depths of the archaeological horizons and the potential for encountering archaeological remains were calculated based on the evaluation results (Jago et al 2019). Archaeological potential was determined based on the results of the evaluation trial trenching and the maximum construction depth, with values assigned. In areas of high and medium potential a Strip, Map and Record was required, and where the potential is deemed to be low, a Watching Brief. Where the ...