Andy Heald Author

David Strachan has over 35 years’ experience of curatorial field archaeology in Wales, England, and Scotland, working at both national and county level. As ‘county archaeologist’ with Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust over the last 25 of these, he has led several research projects, often delivered through community archaeology. These include the recovery of the Late Bronze Age Carpow logboat, excavation of early medieval longhouses in the uplands of Glen Shee, and Iron Age forts around the Tay estuary, also published by Archaeopress.

Cathy MacIver is a Project Manager at AOC Archaeology Group and has worked in commercial archaeology since 2009, having managed numerous fieldwork projects. Recent excavations include extensive Romano-British settlements in England, multiple Scottish Iron Age and early medieval hillforts and later prehistoric settlement at Meigle. In addition to working with developers, Cathy has worked closely with HES and the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen on research and field school projects with a particular focus on prehistoric to early medieval sites.

Andy Heald is the Managing Director of AOC Archaeology and has worked in Scottish archaeology for over 20 years, previously as a Curator of Early Historic and Viking collections at National Museums Scotland. He has a PhD in Non-Ferrous Metalworking in Iron Age Scotland and has published widely on artefacts of the first millennium BC and AD in national and international journals. Recent publications include Caithness Archaeology: Aspects of Prehistory and artefact reports in Clachtoll Broch. Andy is also the Chair of the Scottish Strategic Archaeology Committee.