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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Carrying on from previous geophysical work, archaeological evaluations uncovered extensive prehistoric remains including potential barrows, an Iron Age enclosure and an infant burial with a nearly complete Beaker dating to approximately 2500-1700 BC.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Summary In 2018-19 Headland...

07 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Headland was called upon to undertake the post-excavation work on a complex project where the fieldwork had been completed by another archaeological contractor. The contract was won on the back of a proven track record of delivering...

02 October, 2019

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]This project was part of a suite of advance works along the western edge of the broader Swindon New Eastern Villages Scheme. Geophysics and trial trenching across the site revealed evidence of prehistoric and Roman activity, including...

25 September, 2018

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Headland operated within a confined area where spoil storage and removal necessitated good coordination with the main contractor. The project threw up a number of surprises which required archaeological input into a revised design for the development,...

25 September, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Housing developments require tight programming and good communication with the client and other subcontractors involved in the project.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Details Headland was engaged to excavate archaeological features in seven targeted areas of the development to a scheme designed by the client’s consultants, CgMs. The...

08 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Housing developments require tight programming, budget control and, above all, good communication with the client and other sub-contractors involved in the project. This is a sector Headland has a lot of experience in, best demonstrated through our repeat business with house-builders and their...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]The quality of the work Headland undertakes can stand in good stead when it comes to having to deal with unforeseen circumstances on heritage assets that have both a high significance and sensitivity. In this case we worked very closely with the school,...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Sites with extensive complex archaeological remains can appear daunting to a developer. Headland knows that ensuring the correct strategy is in place from the outset  is key to balancing research aims with the needs of a commercial development.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Summary A Heritage Lottery-funded programme...

03 July, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Archaeological works are often the first ground-breaking works to take place within a construction site. As the first public representation of a commercial development project it is important that our works are carried out professionally and sensitively.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Summary Working closely with consultants CgMS...

01 July, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]The effect on the setting of heritage assets in the surrounding landscape is often a determining factor in whether a wind farm will be consented. However, despite some flexibility in design which allows turbines and other infrastructure to avoid known archaeological sites...

29 June, 2015