Assessment and Analysis

Specialist evaluation and interpretation of archaeological, geoarchaeological, and palaeoenvironmental evidence following fieldwork and laboratory processing. Services include:

• Rapid assessment – undertaking initial assessments of sediments, soils and environmental samples to determine the presence or absence of palaeoenvironmental remains.
• Detailed assessment – evaluating the potential of environmental samples to determine their archaeological significance, preservation, research potential, and the scope of any further analytical work required. This ensures that subsequent investigations are tailored to clients’ needs.
• Full analysis – conducting comprehensive geoarchaeological and palaeoenvironmental analyses, including sedimentological, palaeoecological and chronological studies, to reconstruct past environments, landscape evolution and human activity.