Services Available

Watching Briefs

Evaluation

Consultancy

Historic Building Recording

Desk Based Assessment

Mitigation Strategies

Artefact Analysis & Specialist Coin Analysis

Conservation

Archaeological Excavation

♦Full Excavation

♦Trial Trenching

♦Field-walking Surveys

♦Metal Detector Surveys

♦Geophysical Surveys

♦Aerial Photography

All A.E.S. staff are qualified professional archaeologists with a broad range of expertise in all aspects of archaeological practice. We are committed to providing our clients with a friendly quality service and offer a full range of archaeological services to architects, developers, builders and utilities. You will find our rates competitive and our standards amongst the highest in the industry. Our team and associates offer a wealth of specialist knowledge to provide you with an efficient and cost effective solution to your project.

All work carried out conforms to the standards of professional conduct outlined in the Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA) Code of Conduct, the IFA Code of Approved Practice for the Regulation of Contractual Arrangements in Field Archaeology.

All building recording is carried out according to the descriptive specification for Recording Historic Buildings as produced by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England (1999).

All on site work is carried out in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974 and the regulations of the Standing Conference of Archaeological Unit Managers (SCAUM) and identified hazards are set out in a risk assessment document, signed by all staff, prior to any work commencing.