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News in 2020

GUARD Archaeology digs into employee ownership

GUARD Archaeology digs into employee ownership posted January 2020

GUARD Archaeology Limited is the latest business in Scotland to become employee-owned, with 32 permanent members of staff given a stake in the business.

GUARD Archaeology Capabilities

GUARD Archaeology Capabilities posted March 2020

Due to the unprecedented situation, and adhering to the UK and Scottish Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to temporarily shut down all our fieldwork operations for the foreseeable future.

Investigating Leith’s archaeology ahead of the Tram

Investigating Leith’s archaeology ahead of the Tram posted June 2020

As the Trams to Newhaven construction work resumes in Edinburgh during the phased moving out of lockdown, we consider the assortment of artefacts GUARD Archaeologists unearthed during works earlier this year.

Excavating a medieval graveyard in Leith

Excavating a medieval graveyard in Leith posted July 2020

GUARD Archaeologists have begun excavations outside South Leith Parish Church, where previous investigations have shown that in the medieval period the church’s graveyard extended under the modern road with graves surviving beneath the current road surface.