‘Archaeologists must unearth new opportunities to survive recession’

ARCHAEOLOGISTS must unearth new opportunities and diversify if they are to survive the recession, the head of one of the country’s largest archaeological firms has said.

The managing director of Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd, Colm Moloney, was speaking as the company opened a new office in Dublin as part of a strategy to develop a string of regional centres of excellence.

The company plans to diversify into more specialised areas of archaeology including the development of products and services that can be exported. They also plan to develop products for the global heritage market.