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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"]Balancing a set of challenges was the key to this successful project as high voltage power lines had to be navigated safely on the way to trenches cut into complex colluvial geology. The addition of a metal...

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"]Infrastructure projects, even small ones, necessitate a varied skill set to adequately deliver the services required for such a project. At Headland, we pride ourselves on our ability to meet these challenges through highly trained and knowledgeable...

26 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"]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 el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]This scheme will transform the current School site. As with many such applications, the new buildings have to be created whilst existing school buildings remain in use. The playing fields are often utilised for at least part of the re-build, as was...

07 February, 2017

[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"]As a result of a sustained focus on recruitment, training and retention, we have strength in depth across the business. This means that the necessary resources are in place to rapidly deploy or scale-up our services on time-critical projects, setting us apart from...

07 February, 2017

[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"]We offer a fully in-house service which encompasses all aspects of commercial archaeological works from desk-based to geophysical survey and seamlessly onto evaluation trenching and open area excavation.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text]Project Summary  The 100-hectare site at Norwood Farm was the first large-scale geophysical survey undertaken by our...

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