To view the breadth of our services, please search our projects via the map below. You can search by type of project or location (LGA).
Location marks on the map are approximate. Projects involving Aboriginal archaeology and Aboriginal cultural heritage are not included in this map for cultural sensitivity reasons, but we have listed some of the Local Aboriginal Land Councils we have worked in.
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When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology, heritage and environmental considerations into your project plans.
Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology, heritage, environment, interpretation, architecture and history. More importantly, with 50 staff we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
HISTORICAL HERITAGE
As highly experienced project leaders, Artefact has been lead consultant on many major projects. Our planning and management systems ensure that projects are completed in a timely, professional manner, working in partnership with our clients.
Since 2010 Artefact is proud to have worked on a diverse range of large and small-scale infrastructure and development projects.
During this time we have built-up extensive experience in a variety of sectors including rail, roads, power and renewables, health, greenfields development and urban renewal.
Some of the more well-known projects we've been involved with include: Central Station Metro; Parramatta Light Rail; Sydney Metro City & Southwest; Wickham Transport Interchange; Northern Beaches Hospital; St Vincent’s Private Hospital; Concord Forensic Mental Health Unit; Sydney Harbour Bridge; The Northern Road Stages 1 & 2; Berry to Bomaderry Upgrade (Princes Highway); West Wyalong Solar Farm; and Wind Farm and Transmission Line projects in the Pilbara and Western NSW.
With almost 50 staff, and offices in Sydney and Newcastle, we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
For a personal response to your heritage and environment needs, please ask how we can tailor an integrated solution to suit your plans, your timeline and your budget.
Artefact have worked on almost all major rail infrastructure developments in NSW over the past decade.
Our proudest achievement is our team. We value their skills and talents, and we trust that you will too.
At Artefact we recruit staff who are passionate about the past, skilled in their disciplines and professional in their approach. We all understand the need to balance our rich local heritage with plans that shape the State’s future. These attributes contribute to a great team culture internally – and to exceptional advice and service for you. We support each other to make sure that our clients come first, which is why we have an industry-wide reputation for being responsive, innovative and authoritative.
SANDRA WALLACE, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Artefact was established in 2010 by Dr Sandra Wallace, who remains the company’s Managing Director.
What ever your heritage project we are here to assist.
Country or city, desktop or fieldwork, we’ve covered most of New South Wales and ACT.
Our advice and services are customised to offer the best guidance on how you can proceed, whatever your project type.
We consult right across the scale from neighbourhood architectural practices to multinational developers. But don't take our word for it! Check out our testimonials from our clients.
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TO LAND
CULTURAL VALUES
ASSESSMENTS
Cultural Values refers to the ideas and concepts held by a group of people and which are passed on from generation to generation. These values constitute how people think about themselves and the world around them.
Our in-house cultural anthropology team is set-up to work with organisations requiring a deeper understanding of social connections to land.
Led by Dr Elizabeth Bonshek, Artefact can provide Cultural Values Assessments that capture the views and awareness of a group of people’s relationship with certain places or areas. This is particularly important when considering Indigenous people’s connection to Country and place.
Developers, local councils, state governments, construction groups and infrastructure companies might use these reports when planning how best to adapt sites for new usage.
Gauging the cultural significance of a site allows for better decision making and consultation on projects.
Cultural Values Assessments can be useful where archaeological excavation and interactions cannot occur. This might be due to issues with access (such as site contamination) or other reasons.
Critically, these reports capture intangible values that archaeological methodology doesn’t address. These findings can then flow into heritage management and conservation, heritage interpretation, signage and site storytelling.
The process typically involves direct engagement with community members. For Indigenous people this would require a walk on Country and may further embrace a range of in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. We look for commonality, sentiment, objections and other insights.
The Artefact team draws upon the talents of an anthropologist, a professional historian and a team of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officers. As these skills reside in-house we’re able to turn around reports efficiently and cost effectively.
We offer experience across all mediums in sharing cultural insights of place.
- In-depth interviews
- Community engagement
- Site walks with relevant Indigenous groups
- Oral histories and transcription
- Cultural mapping
- Facilitated discussions
- Write-up and interpretation
We look forward to discussing how we can help with your next project.
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Image: Jamie Eastwood and Artefact's Elizabeth Bonshek on a site walk in Western Sydney.
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