Historical archaeology

BROWSE SERVICES

When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology and heritage considerations into your project plans.

Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology and heritage. More importantly, with 30 staff we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements

HISTORICAL HERITAGE

As highly experienced project leaders, Artefact has been lead consultant on many major projects. Our planning and management systems ensure that projects are completed in a timely, professional manner, working in partnership with our clients.

MEET THE TEAM

Our proudest achievement is our team. We value their skills and talents, and we trust that you will too.

At Artefact we recruit staff who are passionate about the past, skilled in their disciplines and professional in their approach. We all understand the need to balance our rich local heritage with plans that shape the State’s future. These attributes contribute to a great team culture internally – and to exceptional advice and service for you. We support each other to make sure that our clients come first, which is why we have an industry-wide reputation for being responsive, innovative and authoritative.

SANDRA WALLACE, MANAGING DIRECTOR

Artefact was established in 2010 by Dr Sandra Wallace, who remains the company’s Managing Director.

SEE EXAMPLES

What ever your heritage project we are here to assist. Country or city, desktop or fieldwork, we’ve covered most of New South Wales and ACT. Our advice and services are customised to offer the best guidance on how you can proceed, whatever your project type. We consult right across the scale from neighbourhood architectural practices to multinational developers. But don't take our word for it! Check out our testimonials from our clients.

WHERE WE WORK

Our focus is across New South Wales and ACT.

ACCURATE, TIMELY HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

HISTORICAL
ARCHAEOLOGY

Artefact is a leader in historical (non-Aboriginal) archaeology across NSW.

Our experience in successfully managing archaeological sites includes numerous complex and large-scale surveys and excavations. Among the most challenging was the former Devonshire Street Cemetery at Sydney’s Central Railway Station, excavated as part of the $20 billion Sydney Metro Program. Working within a constricted site at the heart of the state’s busiest rail network, Artefact provided technical resources and problem-solving skills to ensure that this sensitive excavation did not impede progress of critical construction work.

Artefact has also managed sensitive archaeological sites across areas of state, national and world heritage significance, such as the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and the Governor’s Domain at Parramatta. Our team has operated extensively under State Significant Infrastructure and State Significant Development approvals, including the CBD & South East Light Rail. Time and again, our responsive advice and services helped keep these network-critical developments on track.

Maximising progress, minimising delays

Working within your program, our team offers expertise in both up front assessment of archaeology and fieldwork to manage archaeological remains, including: