Dortch & Cuthbert Pty Ltd offers services in archaeology and anthropology to industry, communities, and government. Our Projects and Research pages demonstrate relevant experience in these areas. Download our Capability Statement here.
• Project Management
• Archaeological survey and site recording
• Ethnographic survey and consultation
• Archaeological excavation and analysis
• Reporting
• Collaborations
• Training
• Mapping & illustration
Project Management
- Heritage impact assessments, management plans, and advice
- Management of multi-disciplinary field projects, at all scales, involving Aboriginal representatives, anthropologists, archaeologists, and other specialists
- Management of long-term research, education and community outputs
Archaeological survey and site recording
- Aboriginal heritage survey to Western Australian “site avoidance” or detailed recording (“section 18”) standards, and the equivalents in all other jurisdictions
- Site mapping and surveying using total station, GPS or dGPS
- Stone artefact assemblage recording
- Cartography and spatial analysis using Manifold Geographical Information System (works with MapInfo and ArcGIS files).
Ethnographic survey and consultation
- Aboriginal heritage community consultation
- Cultural mapping
- Ethno-botanical surveys
Archaeological excavation and analysis
- Excavation management – from test-pitting with hand tools to large open areas and machine excavation
- Managing large excavation crews, budgets and deadlines
- Excavation of complex deposits and stratigraphic interpretation
- Recovery and conservation of fragile organics (bone, plant remains, etc).
- Post-excavation analysis including specialist analyses of radiocarbon dating results, stone artefacts, faunal remains, and charcoal.
- Impact assessments
- Desktop assessments
- Survey and excavation reports
- Conservation and management plans
- Interpretation plans
- Report editing
Connecting clients with expertise in:
- Ecology, botany, zoology
- Ancient DNA
- Forensic sciences
- Rock art
- Building and materials conservation
- Heritage awareness training for managers, heritage liaison officers and field officers, in communities, industry and government.
- On-site contractor inductions and heritage orientation, e.g. as part of heritage management plans.
- Cartography: location maps, project maps, site plans.
- Illustrations: section diagrams; artefact drawings.
- Analysis using Geographic Information Systems: e.g. site density plots, contour mapping, nearest neighbour, modelling.
- Outputs available in all major GIS and image formats (.shp, .tab, .mif, .kml, .pdf, .jpg, .png, etc).
- Examples here