Worcestershire Archaeology

Meet our Worcestershire Archaeology team


Michael Nicholson

Michael Nicholson

Project Officer

Michael has over 15 years of commercial archaeological experience, excavating on a wide range of complex stratigraphical sites across the British Isles. As a Project Officer, he leads both fieldwork and post-excavation analysis of archaeological sites and liaises with clients, specialists, and local planning authorities to ensure the efficient completion of projects.

Nina O'Hare

Nina O’Hare

Senior Community Project Officer

Nina leads the Outreach team, which delivers a wide range of heritage projects and events for communities across Worcestershire and beyond. Recent grant funded projects she has delivered include Market Gardening Heritage, Small Pits Big Ideas and Roots in Time. Nina joined the service in 2015 as a field archaeologist and has worked in the Outreach team since 2017.

Pete Lovett

Pete Lovett

Project Officer

Peter has worked on many archaeological sites over the last decade and more, including large rural settlements and deeply-stratified urban excavations. He leads the fieldwork and post-excavation reporting of archaeological sites, and well understands the logistical requirements of archaeology within the construction industry.

Robin Jackson

Robin Jackson

Worcestershire Archaeology Manager

Robin leads our commercial archaeological team delivering projects for both commercial and public sector clients. He has worked in archaeology for over 30 years and has particular experience of working on behalf of the mineral extraction industry and on large-scale infrastructure projects. His research interests lie in prehistoric archaeology and river valley landscapes.

Rupert Lotherington

Rupert Lotherington

Senior Project Manager

Rupert joined WA in October 2022 bringing a wealth of experience derived over the previous 16 years. Over this period, he has been responsible for the delivery of archaeological projects within the mineral extraction and housing development sectors as well as for small private developers and utility infrastructure. He enjoys finding innovative and bespoke heritage solutions which maximise information gain whilst delivering cost efficiency for our clients. Rupert has a particular love of Roman archaeology and Industrial heritage.

Samantha Elwell

Samantha Elwell

Finds Archaeologist

Sam is a late convert to archaeology. She completed her undergraduate degree in Archaeology and Heritage studies with the University of Worcester in 2020 and has a MA in Antiquity and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham. She has worked for Museums Worcestershire and within commercial archaeology. Her primary interest lies within pottery studies.

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