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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"]Headland Archaeology's in-house geophysics team undertook a magnetometer survey of a 235ha site immediately east of Lutterworth, Leicestershire.  The site put Headland's bespoke multi-sensor system to the test and demonstrated its adaptability, allowing the team to survey...

18 November, 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"]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 has provided multiple stages of archaeological mitigation work for this project over the years, requiring a well-organised team working on several sites along the cable system; subsequently revealing a complex story of landscape use, change and...

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"]Adverse weather conditions and clay soils provided a challenge on this project. Headland staff were able to rise to the challenge, excavating and recording 25 Iron Age roundhouses in advance of construction of a modern-day housing development.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space...

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"]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"]The geophysical survey team successfully completed a large linear scheme with non-consecutive access to proximal sites. Headland was able to utilise multiple teams to ensure the survey was completed within timetable. This project demonstrated our ability to...

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"]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"]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"]As the size of sites continues to increase and deadlines become tighter, Headland is constantly looking at ways of improving service to our clients. In order to achieve the rapid turnaround necessary to meet some planning deadlines...

25 September, 2018