An Iron Age settlement dating from around 2,250 years ago was recently discovered on the site of a planned new roundabout near Upton-upon-Severn, about 180 kilometres northwest of London. First spotted on aerial photos, initial investigation revealed Middle Iron Age pottery, and an unusually large ditched enclosure. Only the area  being disturbed by construction was fully excavated, revealing about a third of the enclosure. The remainder is under a ploughed field near the northeast edge of town.
     The surrounding ditch had an entrance gap to the east with large gate posts on either side. Within was a waterhole, a small enclosure, and field boundaries. Pottery confirmed that the site had been occupied sometime between 300 and 100 BCE. Analysis of the finds continues, with many theories proposed about how and why the site would have operated - one suggesting a distribution centre for cereal grain.

Edited from Worcestershire City Council (21 December 2021), BBC News (22 December 2021)