dˈʊɹɹɪŋ sˈaɪt ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz fɚðɪ ˌeɪ fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ɹˈoʊd ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə tə ðɪ ˈiːst ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ fˈɑːs ɹˈoʊd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ ɹˈoʊmən fˈɑːs wˈeɪ, ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt lˈeɪt ˌʌpɚ pˌæliːəlˈɪθɪk ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈaɪt wʌz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛkskəvˌeɪɾᵻd æt fˈɑːɹndən fˈiːldz.
During site investigations for the A46 road improvements in the area to the east of the existing Fosse road (the former Roman Fosse Way), a significant Late Upper Palaeolithic archaeological site was identified, and later excavated at Farndon fields.