IntroductionGolder Associates is an employee-owned global consultancy driven by our purpose to engineer earth's development while preserving its integrity. We comprise environmental and social management specialists, ground engineers and scientists in over 180 offices worldwide, committed to helping our clients embed sustainable development principles and practices into their projects. Golder's cultural heritage team work with local qualified experts and assist our clients through their project's life cycle: guiding site selection and design decisions via desk-based research, GIS and remote sensing techniques;conducting and co-ordinating field surveys and investigations in a timely and cost-efficient manner; reporting and assessing the effects of development activities to meet the needs of stakeholders; devising workable mitigation and management strategies; and formulating opportunities to enhance the local heritage environment.