Hoping to get a job in commercial archaeology or rescue archaeology in Europe and beyond? Join Roman Frontiers ERC Network expert panelists and ask any questions.
This event, organised by the Roman Frontiers ECR Network and Roman Provincial Archaeology Interest group, looks at professions in commercial archaeology/rescue archaeology/CRM (Cultural Resource Management for our American and Canadian audiences). Have you been thinking of a career in commercial archaeology in the UK, Europe, and beyond, but don’t know where to start? Their panellists are here to elaborate and answer your questions!
The event will take place on Zoom on November 27th, 2025, at 12:00-1:30 pm EST (5-6:30 pm GMT)
Meet their speakers:
-Dr. Natasha Powers- Natasha is an Associate Director at Ecology Solutions. In her archaeological career, spanning over 30 years, she has worked as a Director, Operations Manager, heritage consultant, field archaeologist, and osteologist in the United Kingdom and Europe.
-Katie Mountain- Katie is a Finds and Archive Supervisor with Pre-Construct Archaeology, Durham, UK. Despite her great ‘indoors’ skills, she is also still very much a field archaeologist and is often on site for excavations, watching briefs, and many other tasks. Katie combines her commercial career with her roles in various societies, such as the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle.
-Dr. Mariola Hepa- Mariola works for the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and has been a manager at the archaeological excavation company ADA in Middle Franconia, where she manages and supervises linear projects (e.g. motorway or federal road construction, pipelines), large-scale land projects (e.g. commercial or new development areas), and smaller excavations (e.g. on residential properties).
-Dr. Dorottya Nyulas- Dorottya studied archaeology at Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania, where she defended her PhD in 2023, “Ironwork hoards in Roman Dacia.” Since 2023, she has been working as an archaeologist at a small private company specializing in commercial archaeology across Romania.
-Roger Eldridge- Roger has worked in archaeology and cultural heritage in British Columbia since 2003, leading inventories, impact assessments, and data-recovery excavations across the Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau, and Subarctic/Boreal Forest. A BCAPA professional member, he is a BC Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) Permit Holder and Field Director (Coastal; Subarctic/Boreal Forest). He is approved to hold Class 1 & 2 permits in the Yukon Territory. If all these permits don’t mean much to you, now is the time to ask!
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