WHAT WE DO

CHMA provides comprehensive archaeological and heritage management services for pre-contact and post-contact Indigenous cultural heritage and historic heritage. We offer the full range of heritage services, including traditional archaeological field surveys and excavations; state-of-the-art artefact and bone analysis; geospatial and mapping services; community consultation and engagement; cultural heritage management planning; and cultural heritage awareness training.

Whatever your heritage management needs, you can be confident that CHMA has the capability and capacity to deliver.

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Services

Archaeological field services

ground surface surveys

excavation

marine archaeology

site and artefact salvage

soil and stratigraphic profiling

surveying and mapping

ground penetrating radar

site monitoring and management

field work planning and team management

Site and artefact analysis

stone and glass artefact analysis

bone and tissue analysis (osteology, histology/microanatomy and isotope analysis)

photogrammetry

geospatial data analysis

Cultural heritage planning and management

desktop studies

interrogation of heritage register databases

historical research

cultural heritage management plan development

leading consultation with developers, government, Indigenous and broader community stakeholders to develop unanimously acceptable management strategies

cultural heritage awareness training

Cultural heritage planning and management

advice on local, State and Commonwealth heritage management requirements

provision of clear written reports compliant with jurisdiction-specific legislative and regulatory heritage management requirements

development of practical and compliant cultural heritage management recommendations

Indigenous consultation and engagement

collaborative and effective consultation and engagement with Indigenous traditional custodians and stakeholders

advice and training on best-practice Indigenous consultation and engagement

Projects

With our diverse capabilities and broad geographic spread, CHMA has the flexibility and capacity to deliver heritage management services across Australia for projects of any scale.

Our demonstrated track-record of project management and delivery of more than 1,400 projects includes:

  • localised studies for small-scale property development or local history purposes
  • multi-disciplinary, in-depth archaeological investigations in remote locations
  • cultural heritage assessment, monitoring and management for significant national infrastructure projects, ensuring full regulatory compliance across jurisdictional boundaries
  • development of cultural heritage management plans for high-profile national parks and World Heritage Areas, including the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, the Fraser Island World Heritage Area, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Mitchell River National Park, Namadgi National Park, the Western Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural landscape and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA).

Irrespective of scale, CHMA ensures that every project is completed to the highest professional standards and that our reports and recommendations are fully compliant with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.