Detailed internal survey of an historic six-storey, 17th century tenement house in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, on behalf of National Trust for Scotland

A series of cists were among the features uncovered on a complex, multi-period site in Angus

Excavations in the Scottish Borders with Ancrum and District Historical Society

Excavations at Aberdeen Art Gallery have yielded a wealth of information about life in the medieval city

New evidence for early medieval occupation at historic Dalmeny, Edinburgh

Walkover survey ahead of new woodland creation on Conchra Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh

Updates from our excavations at India Buildings, in the heart of Edinburgh's historic Old Town

AOC's Cathy MacIver has been working with Dr Gordon Noble and colleagues since 2012, excavating a 5th-6th century palisaded enclosure

Community archaeology with North of Scotland Archaeology Society

AOC supported Lochaber Archaeological Society in investigating an avenue thought to have been a ceremonial approach to Tor Castle

In early 2016, AOC undertook a programme of dendrochronology, aiming to date a selection of the surviving original timbers

Detailed landscape survey revealed numerous abandoned post-medieval settlements and previously unknown shieling settlements

Photogrammetry and laser scanning of an exceptional example of early historic art

AOC Archaeology Group's survey has significantly furthered the understanding of Kirkton Old Church through detailed measured survey and on-site record and analysis, as well as some preliminary historical research. Surviving 12th/13th century churches are few in number and, as it is one that was abandoned early, shows very few major alterations to its layout after the 17th century apart from those blockings associated with the burial aisles.

In April and May AOC Archaeology Group worked with Aberlady Conservation and Historical Society and the local community to excavate a series of features in the village Glebe Field. These features were argued to relate to the Anglo-Saxon era (7th-10thC).

AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by New Waverley Advisers to carry out archaeological investigations at East Market St, Edinburgh in advance of a hotel development. The work, completed in early 2015, revealed a length of what is thought to be the medieval ditch surrounding the borough of Canongate. The ditch had been backfilled with old midden material, including food remains, pottery and metalwork. Analysis of the pottery has provided the dating framework for the construction and use of the ditch; the ditch was probably dug in the 13th century or earlier and was backfilled, probably in the late 15th century. The lowermost deposits in the ditch had become waterlogged and consequently objects made of organic materials such as leather, textile and wood had also survived. Analysis of some of these objects suggests that the contents of a wardrobe may have been thrown into the ditch along with other household debris. These include a wool garment and leather shoes.

We're delighted to announce the publication of a major programme of excavation, post-excavation analysis and historical research of the Anglian monastic settlement of Auldhame…

AOC undertook a comprehensive programme of photographic recording at Magdalen Tower, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes

In the summer of 2015, AOC carried out excavations at Greenan, Ayrshire, which revealed evidence of eight thousand years of human occupation

Excavations and HBR at New Lodge expored the medieval adn post-medieval landscape of historic Berkhamsted, Herts.