Headland Archaeology has been developing their Technical Services team in the last few years and have developed a whole suite of services that are now at the field teams fingertips. Every member of the field team has access to their own company iPad where they...
[caption id="attachment_48152" align="alignleft" width="266"] Learning and Development Coordinator Ian Henry[/caption] Headland’s Learning and Development Coordinator Ian Henry writes about the implementation and development of an effective learning culture and how we’ve been delivering training to our staff across all levels. Competency and skills are critical for business...
For this instalment of ‘From the Field’ we are hearing from Daniele, a Project Officer based in our South and East office. Daniele has an extensive education in archaeology, including a PhD, and comes to us from Sardinia, Italy. He was initially employed on the...
Over the last 18 months the number of infrastructure projects in the pipeline has increased significantly. We are finding once again that many of our experienced archaeologists, as well as support staff, are coming from overseas. On some sites over 70% of the field team...
Choosing the right location for building your home has always been a key factor in the history of human settlement. This is as true now today as it was thousands of years ago although what we find desirable in a location has changed (being close...
Headland is currently working on three of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe and there are some unique opportunities for staff of all grades from excavators to senior managers (visit our careers page). The team is growing very rapidly and we haven’t seen this level of activity since...
We were very pleased to attend the official opening of the Vine Farm Solar Park in Cambridgeshire, given our long-term involvement in the project's enabling works. Vine Farm, one of the biggest solar parks in the UK, is owned by Baywa.re Renewable Energy, who having built the park, will...
In summer 2015 we had the rare opportunity to excavate St Peter's burial ground in Blackburn. Headland was commissioned by Capita on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in advance of the construction of the Freckleton Street Link Road in Blackburn. St Peter’s burial ground was opened in 1821 and saw...
Archaeological excavations by our south & east-based team have unearthed an early Norman house thought to date from the 11th Century. The dig is taking place in the village of Cheveley near Newmarket, close to the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border; ahead of a new housing development. Headland's team have...
The historic origins of Edinburgh’s Gorgie are being revealed as Headland's team digs into the foundations of an industrial mill. The site is being excavated in advance of redevelopment for student accommodation by ‘UK Student Accommodation 1 Limited’ in response to a condition of planning...