CFA offers the full range of archaeological services UK-wide.
Our fieldwork team works nationwide, side-by-side with main contractors and multi-disciplinary consultancies, providing services from watching briefs to major excavations. We work on developments of pipelines, railways, housing, road schemes, and more, and will be part of your team helping to get your project realised, whatever it may be.
CFA Archaeology is a Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) accredited company and will be your heritage experts and advocates, working with you to provide advice along with fieldwork services.
Excellence in Excavation
CFA is a proven archaeological contractor with experience ranging across all commercial development sectors. We create the approach best-suited to the archaeological potential of the site, its conditions, and the wishes of the client, contractors, and wider community. Our teams are professional, timely, and thorough, and we prioritise providing an exceptional service to meet our client’s needs while exceeding industry standards in excavation and reporting.
Services
Archaeological Monitoring & Recording (Watching Brief)
Where archaeological remains are judged to be of limited extent or scope, a Watching Brief may be recommended in place of a full excavation. CFA’s field archaeologists are fully qualified professionals who can monitor all types of groundworks and excavations. They will record any discovered remains quickly and efficiently, and are experts at working with your team to achieve project goals.
Evaluation Trial Trenching
Archaeological evaluations examine the cultural heritage potential of a site. Trial trenches are laid systematically in grids or over areas of possible archaeology, and the results of these excavations are critical in informing on the need and strategy for any future works.
CFA’s fieldwork team has undertaken trial trenching jobs ranging in size from one to over one thousand trenches, and are adept in completing these projects on time and on budget. We will work on your behalf to agree an appropriate number of trenches with the planning authority to best streamline your projects while meeting our professional and legal obligations.
Excavation
Whether you need a pre-determination mitigation strategy or a strip, map, and record excavation, CFA can provide a programme of works to any scale. Our project officers are experienced in managing and running all kinds of excavations, from the remains of an industrial mill in a city centre to the fragments of an Iron Age settlement on a brownfield site.
We pride ourselves on having organised, efficient, and effective mitigation programmes and can tailor our excavation strategies to suit your needs and meet any planning requirements.
