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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd

Name: Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd
Address: Edinburgh, GB
Telephone: +441314677705
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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd is a leading independent company providing heritage consultancy and arc

31/10/2026

👻When you’re on site, do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched…?

🎃Wishing you a hauntingly good Halloween from everyone here at Headland!

30/10/2026

🍃 We are pleased to announce that we have obtained a new ISO Qualification – ISO 14064-1, Carbon Management!

🌍 The ISO 14060 family helps to provide clarity and consistency regarding the monitoring, reporting and quantifying of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions within organisations, and helps support development of strategies to mitigate these emissions.

🚙This qualification means that we now have all the right procedures in place to meet the objectives outlined in our carbon management roadmap.

♻️Thanks to the continuing hard work of our SHEQ and Admin team in gaining this certification.

💚Join us in celebrating this achievement, and you can learn more by reading the latest article on our website, the link is below.

https://bit.ly/4BAsDd1

28/10/2026

📖 2025 saw the publication of ‘From Coast to Fen: Archaeology in a Dynamic Landscape’. This monograph was the result of excavations by Headland Archaeology and Allen Archaeology, detailing our work on the Triton Knoll Electrical System in Lincolnshire.

🏞️ This site revealed remains from prehistory all the way up to the modern period, providing insights into the changing patterns of occupation within this diverse landscape. Our geoarchaeology department played a vital role in these discoveries.

🧂 A surprising find was late Roman salt making, as it was previously thought that salt production here had declined by the mid-2nd C AD. Salt was an incredibly valuable resource, and this area is thought to be one of Britain’s longest-running and most significant areas of salt production.

🧱 After the Romans left, this area was largely flooded. But by the medieval period, we see an uptake in activity though evidence for brickmaking which continued well into the post-medieval period.

🔗 These ebbs and flows in activity reflect the dynamics of this region, so if you’d like to read more about this fascinating site, the publication is available to purchase here: https://bit.ly/4svmOJN

26/10/2026

🌎Due to our Geophysics and Exploration department expanding, we're hiring Geophysicists, Lead Geophysicists and Senior Geophysicists.

💻Check out the 'Current Vacancies' section of our website to find out more and apply.

👉The link is below.
https://bit.ly/HeadlandVacancies

23/10/2026

💅Sorry… our morning is full!

🗓️What does your morning in archaeology look like?

👀Here at Headland, we’re busy changing the face of commercial archaeology in the UK… Check out the link below to find the role that’s right for you.

https://bit.ly/HeadlandVacancies

21/10/2026

🌎 From global unrest to historic elections, nothing seems to have been the same since 2024. But for our Technical Services team, 2024 brought the full launch of HARK! – Headland Archaeology Record Keeper, our paperless recording system.

📲 Every member of Team Headland is given an iPad with access to ‘HARK!’ and training on how to use the system effectively. This reduces double handling of data, standardises context entry and creates an immediate digital record ready to review. The best part? It doesn’t require internet connection.

♻️ Having been in development since 2017, this is a groundbreaking project to be proud of. Not only does it streamline the recording process and allow for PDF reports to be sent to clients immediately, being paperless means our staff have fewer bulky files to carry and are producing less waste on site.

💡 ‘HARK!’ is just one of many innovations by Headland in recent years, and if this forward-thinking approach sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, click the link below to find a role that’s right for you at Headland. https://bit.ly/HeadlandVacancies

16/10/2026

⭐ Here are some things we think deserve a gold star… archaeology edition!

🌟What are your gold-star archaeological behaviours? Leave a comment below!

14/10/2026

🌎 While 2023 saw ChatGPT making its way into everyday life and King Charles’ coronation, Headland were excavating an incredibly unique burial, so rare only 50 such examples exist in the UK.

🛣️ On the A47 Wansford to Sutton scheme, Headland uncovered a small enclosed Roman cemetery. Inside were 14 grave cuts surrounding a central grave. This contained a stone coffin carved from a single block of limestone, which weighed over 650kg, was over 2m long and had sides nearly 10cm thick.

🪦 The burial within was encased in Gypsum before capping stones were placed on the coffin. This was bulk-lifted and taken to our office to be excavated by specialists, who found fragments of burial shroud preserved within the gypsum. Despite a lack of grave goods, this was evidently someone of high status.

💍 Another grave, likely of a young woman age 16-20, had a pair of silver earrings, 9 copper alloy bracelets, 3 copper alloy rings and a possible signet ring, perhaps a dowry of some kind. Several glass cups were also recovered, potentially used for libations during burial.

🔗 If you’d like to hear more about this fascinating site, you can check out the feature on series 12 of Digging for Britain via the link here: https://bit.ly/4hJ5hKx

09/10/2026

⭐What comes to your mind when you think of Headland Archaeology?

💬We think the predictive text speaks for itself… 😉

🔗To join our team of excellent, enthusiastic forward-thinkers, click the link below.

bit.ly/3mcIcBX

08/10/2026

💚 Our Geophysics Team has been at Hartshead Moor Cricket Club training with the MagDrone and exploring how drone-based magnetometry can complement our existing survey techniques.

🎮 For sites where conventional ground-based access is difficult, the MagDrone gives our geophysicists another way to investigate potential archaeological risk at an early stage.

🗺️ It's not a replacement for conventional magnetometry, but another tool we can use to choose the right survey approach for each site. The initial results look very promising, and we're looking forward to deploying it on future projects.

Hartshead Moor CC

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Edinburgh

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441314677705

Website

http://www.headlandarchaeology.com/

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