Company Profile

Thames Valley Archaeological Services (TVAS) was set up in 1988 and is a medium sized archaeological field unit. We have carried out over one thousand projects in the intervening years. These range from 1 person/day watching briefs to substantial area excavations. Our corporate and individual experience is extensive and we undertake projects of all periods and site types. We carry out both consultancy and fieldwork projects. Our involvement in a project is dependant on the scale and nature of the archaeology present. This can be summarised as:

Desktop studies/consultations
Urban evaluation and excavation
Evaluation within the modern urban setting
Rural evaluation and excavation (any size)
Linear projects (roads, pipelines, etc.)
Evaluation and excavation of sites under and within alluvium
Geoarchaeological surveys (boreholes)
Watching briefs
Specialist analyses (struck flint, human bone, animal bone)
Publication

Apart from struck flint, human bone and small assemblages of animal bone, we subcontract all of our specialist studies to various consultants. For the less usual specialisms, we have sufficient contacts with which to find an appropriately qualified specialist. Our finds processing and finds storage facilities are housed together on the same premises. Our storage facilities are dry, secure and environmentally controlled, though are not to museum standards.

We are registered with Construction Line

Insurance cover comprises: Professional Indemnity (£2m/£5m), Public liability (£10m), Employee liability (£10m) and cover for hired-in plant.

Thames Valley Archaeological Services has a sister company based near Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland: TVAS (Ireland).

Staff Profiles

Director Steve Ford BA PhD MIFA FSA Assistant Director Jo Pine BA MSc MIFA Administrator Natasha Bennett BA Post-excavation Officers Heather Hopkins BSc PhD AIFA Steve Preston BA MIFA Finds: Marta Buczek MA Archives: Ceri Falys BSc MSc BABAO Senior Project Officers Andrew Taylor BA MA AIFA Sean Wallis BA AIFA

Project Officers James Lewis BSc MA Andrew Weale BSc Site Supervisors James McNicoll-Norbury BA PIFA Danielle Milbank BA Illustrator Andrew Mundin BSc AIFA Archaeological Officers Kyle Beaverstock BA SIFA Daniel Bray BSc MA Aiji Castle BA Susan Colley BA MA Aidan Colyer BA MA Steve Crabb BSc Tim Dawson BSc MSc James Earley Matt Gittins BA Jacqui Pitt BA MA David Platt BSc MSc