DV’s mission is to expand civic engagement with archaeological research

From commercial projects in advance of development to co-produced research and bespoke community activity plans, every aspect of our work offers vastly increased potential for delivering social value and public impact through archaeological work. We call this approach 'Social Impact Archaeology'.

What is Social Impact Archaeology?

DV's unique model increases opportunities for real people to purposefully participate in real research

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Read more about how we achieve the best possible outcomes for people, places and the historic environment

Annual Impact Reports

How does our work tranform and inspire? See our annual results

Award-winning Innovation

Winners of Europe's most prestigious heritage award - and a model for the future

Sector Leadership and Changemaking

Extending our impact through cross-sector strategy and policy projects

Work With Us

Hire our award-winning team to lead a fieldwork or public engagment project

Community Archaeology

This is where the DV team really shines, collaborating with communities from local, through to national, international and digital. We work in partnership to design and deliver excavations, in-person and online engagement programmes and project evaluations

Our Projects

Archaeological Services

We're a CIfA Registered Organisation undertaking a full suite of archaeological work, including watching briefs, desk-based assessments, heritage appraisals, site management plans, GIS and digital mapping, photogrammetry, excavation, post-excavation analysis and reporting

Our Services

Courses and Education

DV offers the perfect balance of formal and informal learning for adults and children. We build custom online courses and education programmes that turn watching into doing, enabling participants to have deeper and longer-term connection with projects

Current Courses

Grants, Activity Planning and Evaluation

Accessing grants, designing winning activity plans, and implementing smart impact evaluation is essential in today's economic climate. We can help build your bid, find and motivate audiences, and design an evaluation programme providing crucial evidence back to your funders

How can we help?

Video Production and Digital Content

Our Content Production team is expert in producing distinctive educational, observational and story-driven video content tailored to multichannel and cross-platform formats. We specialise in co-production with project stakeholders, local partners and young people.

Our portfolio

Digital Consultancy

Digital methods can break down barriers to participation, make workflows more efficient, and open your project to the world, but digital literacy is one of the sector's biggest hurdles. We can help identify gaps and opportunities, build custom solutions and train your team

Let's talk digital!

Quality-assured Archaeology

As a Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Registered Organisation, we work in partnership with local groups, universities, councils, landowners, organisations and individuals.

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Learn more about our research and opportunities to collaborate

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