KING'S AWARD
WINNING
HERITAGE & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES
OUR SERVICES
Our highly prized heritage team with extensive local authority experience are here to support you in reaching well-informed cost-effective decisions, guiding you through the planning process to avoid unnecessary heritage and archaeological commitments.
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Desk Based Assessment
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Heritage Impact Assessment
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Heritage Statement
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Historic Building Recording
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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ICOMOS Reports
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Setting Study
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Conservation statement
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Local Planning Authority/county archaeologist client liaison
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Local Planning Authority/county archaeologist client negotiation
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Walkover survey
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Written Schemes of Investigation
ARS’s full range of heritage services is anchored by our vastly experienced archaeological fieldwork division which has been successfully supporting UK business for over 20 years across public and private sectors. We pride our offer on not only being truly comprehensive, but geared to ensure our Client’s projects remain commercially sharp regardless of what heritage obligations are encountered.
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Environmental field sampling
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Excavation works
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Fieldwalking
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Post-excavation assessment and analysis
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Reporting & Archiving
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Strip Map Sampling
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Test Pits
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Topographic earthwork surveys
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Trial Trench Evaluations
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Watching Briefs
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Written Scheme of Investigation
Our King’s Award winning non-invasive services are not only market leaders, but repeatedly singled out by our clients to save them significant cost, time and carbon output. Our LPS (Landscape Prospection Services) are particularly well regarded for the vast efficiencies they are able to provide on large greenfield sites.
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Boreholing
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Coring
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Geoarchaeological mapping
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Geochemical survey
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Geophysical survey
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Landscape Prospection Service - our market leading service - combining geoarchaeological mapping, high resolution UAV, geochemical, magnetic susceptibility & geophysical survey techniques)
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Landscape survey
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Magnetic susceptibility survey
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Osteoarchaeological analysis
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Paleoenvironmental services (microfossil, pollen, wood, charcoal - analysis)
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Portable OSL (optically stimulated luminescence)
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Remote sensing (UAV survey including high resolution LiDAR, multi-spectral and thermal imaging)
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UAV photography and photogrammetry
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Written Scheme of Investigation
Heritage obligations in planning are rarely welcomed in the commercial environment, not least when under pinned by additional public engagement requirements. Realising the untapped economic value of your historic assets through social benefit, is so often overlooked, but an area of significant business advantage when managed effectively.
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Archaeological/heritage presentations
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Client media relations (digital media, TV, radio)
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Heritage trails
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Information panels/display boards
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Online information and social media posts
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Public engagement programmes
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Publications (academic and popular)
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School visits
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Site open days
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Video production and promotion
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Volunteer opportunities
ABOUT US
We are the UK leaders of innovation for the
archaeology and heritage services industry. Our primary aim is to support your project efficiently and effectively through the planing process. As the King's Award winners we can say with confidence we can optimise cost efficiencies for our clients like no-one else in industry.
Our company is a full service provider, covering all built heritage and archaeological requirements for the full lifecycle of projects. We undertake projects across the UK ranging from large infrastructure road and rail developments to single dwelling house renovation.
Efficient Effective Innovative
1
Market Leader
20
Years Experience
5000+
Projects Completed
CONTACT US
+44 (0)1629 814 540 admin@archaeologicalresearchservices.com
Head Office
Angel House
Portland Square
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1HB
Manchester
Dunham House
Cross Street
Sale
Greater Manchester
M33 7HH
Bedford
Unit 3
The Old Ford Rushey Ford Business Park West End Road
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK43 8RU
Newcastle
Jarrow Business Centre
Rolling Mill Road
Jarrow
Newcastle
NE32 3DT
Sheffield
Unit 412
Aizlewood's Mill
Nursery Street
Sheffield
S3 8GG