Expect the unexpected
Imagine you're a developer. The last thing you probably expect or want is to dig up important archaeological remains during construction. Iron Age furnaces, for example. An entire Bronze Age log boat. Or even a well preserved, high status Roman villa. But it happens. As principal archaeologist for environmental and engineering consultancy Wardell Armstrong, Helen Martin Bacon has seen all this and more.
Field archaeology is certainly not a job for the faint-hearted. It can involve hard physical labour in all weathers, and a lot of time spent patiently watching as machines do their work. This article helped bring it all to life.
Client: Wardell Armstrong
