Leading in Archaeological Research
We are committed to continuing archaeological research of a high academic standard. This is reflected not only in our day-to-day work in the commercial sector, but also in our special research projects. These projects are undertaken in collaboration with, or with advice from, various academic institutions and other organisations.
These ongoing research projects feed back into the running of our business in the UK, and enhance the quality of service we provide to clients. An important aim of the research programme is to publish as widely as possible, and some of our publications are downloadable here.
Since 2001 we developed the Coalbrookdale Historical Archaeology Research and Training programme. This project has discovered the first steel furnaces in England, built in the 1620s...
In 2005 several strands of existing research were drawn together with an entirely new programme of landscape survey and excavation to re-examine the environment of the 1600s and 1700s.
In 1609 Bermuda became the second English settlement in the new world. Archaeology in the World Heritage Site of St. George's is investigating the origins of colonialism in the Atlantic.
Recent restoration works at Jackfield have provided a new opportunity to understand the origins of pottery manufacture in the Ironbridge Gorge in the mid – 1600s.
Ironbridge Archaeology are the curators of the national collection of industrial residues recovered from archaeological sites. An exciting new programme of research and public access was begun in 2004.
The enormous wave of popular interest in 20th century history has been accompanied by a rise in enthusiasm amongst archaeologists. The Archaeology of Motorways is one example of our free-thinking research in this newly emerging field.
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