Specialists

Specialists Links

• Archaeological Diving Unit Based in the Scottish Institute of Maritime Studies at the University of St Andrews. Advises the Government on historic wrecks. Publishes the Guide to Historic Wreck Sites on-line.
  
• Oxford Archaeotechnics Company specializing in archaeological prospection and non-destructive archaeological investigation. Techniques and illustrated case studies.
  
• Brick and Tile Services For the recording, analysis and researching of ceramic building materials from archaeological excavations. Staff, services. Based in York.
  
• GSB Prospection Offers gradiometer, resistivity and other geophysical survey techniques for archaeological and shallow prospection. Appears regularly on Channel 4's Time Team. Staff, services, techniques, projects.
  
• Alan Vince Archaeological Consultancy This pottery specialist offers a full range of services including chemical analysis. Lists of clients and publications; unpublished reports; teaching resources.
  
• Palaeoecology Research Services Contract arm of the Environmental Archaeology Unit, Department of Biology, University of York. Profile, staff, services.
  
• Quaternary TL Surveys A commercial laboratory providing thermoluminescence (TL) date measurement services. Describes its applications in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology and in Pleistocene and Holocene geology.
  
• Alison Deegan, Air Photo Interpreter Provides air photo interpretation, mapping and analysis to archaeologists, curators and developers. Here she outlines the technique and its uses.
  
• Connect Archaeology Contract archaeological company specialising in coastal and underwater archaeology in Scotland and Northern Britain. Company philosophy, services, staff, news.
  
• Air Photo Services Specialise in aerial photographic interpretation, rectified mapping from aerial photographs, CAD and GIS solutions and aerial photography. Services, cases studies, clients, staff.
  
• GeoArch Consultancy in the analysis and interpretation of ancient metallurgical residues (slags), based in Cardiff. Project to reconstruct a Roman bloomery furnace.
  
• Stratascan Offers geophysical and specialist survey services, engineering and environmental investigations.
  
• Archaeotrace Consultancy offering scientific support for archaeology. Archaeometallurgy, isotope biogeochemistry, lead isotope analysis, osteoarchaeology, trace element analysis. Projects, staff, publications.
  
• ArchaeoPhysica Provides a range of reconnaissance services for archaeology, including geophysical and topographical survey, test-pitting and augering. Based in Shropshire.