Maritime Archaeology Ltd offers a comprehensive field archaeology service including inspection, watching briefs, evaluation, survey and excavation. MA Ltd undertakes a range of field services in the coastal, inter tidal and offshore zones, using highly experienced and skilled archaeologists. We aim to work to our client’s schedules to ensure minimum disruption to site development.

Diving: We provide a range of archaeological diving services, either mobilising our own team or providing archaeological staff to work within your HSE team. We have experience with a wide variety of diving techniques within a range of HSE ACoPs. For the commercial sector we work within the Inland and Inshore ACoP using surface supplied diving. Within the Archaeological and Scientific ACoP we can use surface supplied or SCUBA diving techniques as appropriate to the task and conditions.

Marine geophysics: We can provide a fully managed service to deliver survey, interpretation and reporting, or we can assess and interpret geophysical survey data gathered by other contractors. We have extensive experience in the use of marine geophysics for archaeological assessment purposes, including the required specification for surveys. We recommend advice is sought prior to commissioning survey which will require archaeological assessment to ensure the data is fit for purpose and minimise the risk of having to repeat surveys.

MA Ltd provides advice to offshore industry on sites and features encountered during survey, such as this wooden hulled vessel that remains upright on the seabed within a licensed aggregate extraction area.

Geotechnical assessment: Many marine developments involve the collection of core, bore hole and grab samples. These can inform maritime archaeological assessment. We can provide sample recording, assessment and analysis services.

Marine Field Survey and Excavation: We work in the marine, intertidal and near-shore zones to deliver a range of field services. These include diver based survey, excavation and monitoring of shipwrecks, structures and submerged prehistoric landscapes; intertidal walk-over, sampling, survey and excavation; shore-side marine related buildings assessment.