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Karl Hulka AIFA

Director of Archaeology

Qualifications

PGC Architectural History (Oxon)

Karl’s whole working life has been spent in archaeology and built heritage, both in

the UK and abroad. He specializes in the assessment of archaeological constraints,

the management of archaeological fieldwork and is responsible, alongside Jody, for

the archaeological recording of standing buildings. Karl has spent over 18 years in

private archaeological contracting followed by 5 years as historic building consultant

before leading the Heritage Collective archaeology team. In 2015, the archaeology

department was transferred to a new subsidiary, for which Karl has directorial

responsibility. In addition, he is also responsible for the implementation of the

company’s health and safety policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS

Post Graduate Certificate in Architectural History with distinction, Oxford University, 2006.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (Reg No.: 03003870), 2008

Confined Spaces Training, 2008

0360 Crawling Excavator Ticket (CITB), 1991

Loading Shovel Ticket (Hills/ CITB) 1992

PCV (All types) licence, 1988

Associate of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CAIfA), since 2005.

19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG 020 3036 0809 [email protected]

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Karl Hulka Director of Archaeology

The following list of projects since 1989 is highly selective and should be regarded as representative of some of the

larger cases undertaken.

2015 – present ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTIVE Director of Archaeology

2010 – 2015 HERITAGE COLLECTIVE Equity Partner/Director

Kirkby Moor Repowering, Cumbria: Archaeological Assessment and negotiation with Cumbria County

Council.

Middleton Burn Wind Farm and Middle Hill Wind Farm, Northumberland: Archaeological

Assessment and negotiation with Northumberland County Council on scope of pre-determination

works for two wind farms.

Meriden Road Ammunition Depot, Solihull: Historic building recording, analysis and reporting

Claydon RAF Fuel Depot, Great Blakenham, Suffolk: Historic building recording, analysis and

reporting

Copenacre Naval Depot, Wiltshire: Archaeological and built heritage assessment of the former Royal

Navy storage facility.

Folkestone ARP Shelter: Specialist historic building recording services on behalf of Wessex Archaeology

Scottow Wind Farm: Archaeological assessment of the former RAF airfield (Coltishalll)

Old Airfield, Oulton, Norfolk: Archaeological assessment of the former RAF airfield (Oultonl)

Foulsham Wind Farm, Norfolk: Archaeological and built heritage assessment of the former RAF airfield

(Foulshaml)

National Filling Factory N0. 9, Banbury: Built heritage assessment and subsequent rebuttal to a request

from the LPA for scheduling of the remains of this former WWI lyddite factory.

Belmont Road ARP Shelter, Sutton:: Historic building recording, analysis and reporting

Northfleet Cement Works, Kent: Assessment, analysis and historic building recording of the worlds

largest cement factory including chalk tunnels converted for use as ARP shelters.

Sutton Coldfield Postal Depot, Birmingham: Archaeological assessment and subsequent advice

Hamilton Lane, Scraptoft, Leicester: Archaeological assessment of land to the south of a scheduled

monument (Hamilton Deserted Medieval Village)

2004 – 2010 CgMs CONSULTING Associate Director

Former Harris Lebus Air Raid Shelters, Tottenham: Historic building recording and analysis of pre-cast

WWII Trench Shelter network extending to over 2.5km.

HMP 'The Maze' (inc. former army barracks and RAF Long Kesh), Northern Ireland: Built heritage

assessment and record of the standing buildings for the Environment Heritage Service and Office of First

Minister and Deputy First Minister.

19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG 020 3036 0809 [email protected]

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WWII Shadow Factories – Banner Lane, Humber Works and Browns Lane, Coventry; Ryton Works,

Warwickshire and Molins Factory, High Wycombe: Historic building recording of these large factory

sites, all originally operating or built as shadow factories but subsequently reverting or converted to

vehicle manufacturing plants or other factories. Banner Lane contained a series of 12 aircraft engine test

houses.

Handley Page Factory, Park Street, Greater London: Historic Building recording of the former aircraft

factory, ARP shelters and surviving elements of the airfield.

Wood Wharf, Docklands: Built heritage assessment of East India Docks and Blackwall Basin (Grade I

listed), the latter being the oldest tidal basin in the world, built 1801.

2002 - 2004 PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY

Senior Site Supervisor/ Historic Buildings Analyst

Provender Mill, Faversham: Historic building recording, analysis and reporting

Archbishop of York's' Battersea Palace, London: Supervision of large scale excavations (40+ staff) of the thremains of this 15 century moated courtyard house sister palace to the famous Whitehall Palace.

George IV Hospital Site, Newbury Park, London: Supervision of open area archaeological excavation

of Bronze Age/ Iron Age transitionary occupation site.

1997 - 2002 AOC ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeological Site Supervisor/ Project Officer/ Health and Safety

Officer

Wyke Regis Excavations, Weymouth, Dorset: Site supervisor for open area excavations of prehistoric

and roman cemetery site. The lower part of the site comprised a metalled processional trackway thought

to have been used during the Bronze Age for funerary processions from the Portland causeway area.

Millbank Penitentiary, Pimlico, London: Supervision of open area excavations of Jeremy Benthams

original model prison beneath the Tate Britain Gallery. This prison was built on the panopticon system

and involved arguably the first use of massed concrete foundations (1821). These excavations formed the

basis of a TV series 'The Lost Buildings of Britain' co- presenting alongside Simon Thurley.

Legend Court, Magor, Wales: Project officer for a large scale evaluation (15 linear Km) of farmland in

support of an application for a new leisure resort. The investigations uncovered previously unknown

funerary monuments and was carried out during the determination period with three teams of

archaeologists.

Blossoms Inn, London: Large scale urban excavation – joint venture with the Museum of London.

Responsible for the initial joint venture discussions, project design and on site management of

excavations of a key part of Roman London

19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG 020 3036 0809 [email protected]

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1993 - 1997 FOREIGN PROJECTS

Excavator, Site Co-ordinator

thInternational Merv Project, Turkmenistan: Excavation of a Sassanian House within the 5 century

walled city of Gaya Kala, .

Tell Brak, Syria: : Excavation of Early to Mid Uruk deposits of this multi period Tell site in north-eastern

SyriathQusayr' Amra, Jordan: Excavations of the early 8 century Islamic Castle to the east of Amman. This

seasons excavations focused on the occupation deposits in the former Roman style villa within the castle

walls

The Souks, Beirut, Lebannon: Excavations of the Ottoman remains within the Central District.

1990 - 1993 Wessex Archaeology

Archaeologist, Archaeological Site Supervisor

Twyford Down (M3 Extension), Hampshire: Site supervisor for a large scale evaluation and subsequent

excavation of chalk downland in advance of a new cutting through the down. The evaluation helped to

determine the archaeological potential of 3 proposed routes and the excavation presented the now, not

uncommon issue of protesters and heightened media interest.

Westhampnet By-Pass, West Sussex: Site co-ordinator responsible for logistics of running a large scale

excavation.

Poundbury (Phase 1), Dorchester: Site surveyor and illustrator for the first phase of the Duchy's

Poundbury housing development

Stonehenge Environs Project: Site supervisor on one of the many proposed 'New Visitors Centre'

schemes to the east of the monument. Role included liaison with MOD with regard to current

manoeuvres and UXO discoveries

Haxton Down, Salisbury Plain: Site surveyor and illustrator recording the effects that trials (1917) of

one of the early Mk 1 tanks had had on the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort.

1988 - 1990 Exeter Museum Archaeological Field Unit

Archaeologist, Archaeological Surveyor and Illustrator

Roadford Reservoir Project, Devon: Initially working as a volunteer on this 3 year project to record the

archaeological landscape of the valley prior to flooding as part of the new reservoir. Subsequently

employed as an excavator but quickly promoted to archaeological surveyor and illustrator.

19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG 020 3036 0809 [email protected]

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Karl Hulka Director of Archaeology

1985 - 1989 TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING

Various training and volunteering positions on sites around the country

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