Emily McClure

BA, PCIfAFinds Supervisor After completing a BA in Ancient History and History, Emily joined PCA in 2022, starting as a trainee field archaeologist and progressing into post-excavation as Finds Supervisor for the Cambridge office. In this role, Emily oversees the processing of finds, whilst also being involved with the monitoring of progress and deadlines for individual projects.  Following an…

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Harmony Andrews

Finds Supervisor Following completing a masters in archaeology at Cardiff University Harmony joined PCA in 2021, starting as a field archaeologist before moving into the office to work in post excavation. Harmony is now a Finds Supervisor for the Cambridge Office. In this role, Harmony oversees the processing of finds, whilst also being involved with the monitoring of progress and deadlines…

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Amber Johnson

BA (Hons), MScPost-Roman Pottery Specialist Amber joined PCA in 2024 as a trainee in post-Roman pottery and archives. Following in-house training from the team at PCA, she now works as a specialist in medieval and post-medieval pottery, primarily analysing ceramic assemblages from sites across London, Cambridgeshire, and south-east England. Amber graduated from the University of…

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Amanda Hayes 

BA (Hons)Roman Pottery Specialist Amanda started as a community archaeologist and Treasurer of the Braughing Archaeology Group. After gaining local and regional experience with BAG, she began volunteering part-time with PCA in 2015, before being offered a permanent position in the Finds Department. Amanda was then offered an opportunity to train as a Roman pottery specialist, and has…

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Petra Ivanova

Human Osteologist Petra Ivanova holds a Certificate of Higher Education in Egyptology and an undergraduate degree in Archaeology, both from Birkbeck, University of London, and an MSc in Osteoarchaeology from Bournemouth University. During her studies, she gained practical archaeological experience as a trainee on fieldwork projects in England, Scotland, and Romania. She has worked in…

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Amparo Valcarcel

Ceramic Building Material Specialist Amparo Valcarcel Estors is an experienced Ceramic Building Material (CBM) Specialist and Historic Building Recording Surveyor at Pre-Construct Archaeology. Graduating with a degree in History, specialising in Prehistory and Archaeology, from the University of Valencia, Amparo brings 27 years of international experience across Spain, Portugal, France, and the UK. Since joining…

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Sîan O’Neill

Finds, Environmental and Archiving Manager Sîan has been working in commercial archaeology with PCA since 2011. She manages the Finds, Environmental and Archiving department at our Cambridge and Norwich offices, organising the processing of archaeological material and developing strategies to ensure the efficient transfer, tracking and delivery of multiple projects during the post-excavation process. Alongside…

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Sophie Pallett

Environmental Specialist Sophie studied Archaeology at the University of Exeter, and then Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, with a particular emphasis on reconstructing the agricultural economies in Britain during times of transition and change. She started working for PCA in 2021, first in the field before then moving into post-excavation. Sophie…

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Alex Beeby

Regional Post-Excavation Manager Alex joined PCA as a Post-Excavation Manager in June 2018. He advises on and directly oversees the post-excavation element of a wide range of projects across four of PCA’s regional branch offices (Winchester, Warwick, Newark and Durham). Prior to Joining PCA Alex worked for a number of organisations on projects across the…

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Kevin Rielly

Animal Bone Specialist Kevin has worked as an archaeozoologist since 1982, initially working freelance based at the Institute of Archaeology, University College. He then spent several years working with a team of environmental archaeology specialists at the Museum of London Archaeology Services, before attaining the position as resident archaeozoologist at Pre-Construct Archaeology in 2007.  His…

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