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Desk-Based Assessment & Survey
We review historical records and conduct non-intrusive surveys to map potential sites and define research questions.
Expertise
Discover our specialized skills in excavation, artifact analysis, and dating techniques that bring the past to life.
Core Archaeological Methods
We utilise structured approaches to evaluate ancient settlements, focusing on excavation, artifact analysis, and chronological dating techniques. These methods provide informational frameworks to study material remains within their specific contexts. Interpretation depends on multiple factors, including preservation conditions and available comparative data. Discover how these specialised skills are applied to document the past without predetermined conclusions.
Client and User Reflections on Archaeological Processes
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During the excavation, the team's methodical approach to stratigraphy helped clarify the site's formation processes. The recording system was thorough and transparent. Edmund Halloway
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Observing the artifact analysis, I appreciated the context-driven interpretation of ceramic assemblages. The process highlighted variability rather than definitive conclusions. Dr. Marianne Whitfield
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The dating techniques were explained with clear reference to sampling and calibration. The results offered a useful chronological framework, while acknowledging inherent uncertainties. Thomas Arundel
Stages of Archaeological Method
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Excavation & Stratigraphic Recording
Controlled digging and three-dimensional recording of contexts, deposits, and structures according to established stratigraphic principles.
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Artifact Processing & Analysis
Cleaning, cataloguing, and typological study of recovered materials to understand technology, trade, and daily activity.
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Dating & Chronological Modelling
Application of radiocarbon, dendrochronology, or typological sequences to construct relative and absolute site chronologies.
Our Specialized Skills
Albion Past focuses on three interconnected areas: excavation, artifact analysis, and dating techniques. Excavation follows stratigraphic principles to record context and associations rather than simply recover objects. Artifact analysis covers typological study, raw material identification, and use-wear examination to understand production and function. Dating methods include relative sequences, such as stratigraphy and typology, alongside absolute techniques where appropriate and conditions allow, such as radiocarbon or dendrochronology. These approaches are applied within a documented framework, respecting site formation processes and preservation conditions. The pages that follow outline the methods, their limitations, and the contextual factors that shape interpretation. This information describes organizational practices and does not replace professional archaeological judgement.