Latitude Heritage provides more than 20 years of experience in heritage management and archaeology, both Aboriginal and historical. We are a small boutique firm with offices in Melbourne and Hobart undertaking a handful of quality projects each year, providing a holistic approach to archaeology and heritage management. We have an extensive network of highly skilled subcontractors, casual archaeologists and specialists across a range of heritage and heritage-related disciplines to meet the needs of nearly any heritage project from start to finish. As a highly experienced but small firm, we offer excellent value by providing quality deliverables, readily accessible experts, and a competitive price structure.

Our team is comprised of specialists skilled in investigating both Aboriginal cultural heritage and historical heritage, enabling the management of shared and overlapping heritage values in accordance with both the Heritage Act 2017 (VIC) and Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (VIC). We provide the following key services to satisfy legislative requirements at all levels of government:

• Historical Archaeological Assessments
• Archaeological Research Design
• Archaeological Management Plans
• Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP – Desktop, Standard, Complex)
• Preliminary Aboriginal Heritage Test (PAHT)
• Consent applications (Consent to Uncover, Consent to Excavate, Consent to Damage and Consent for Other)
• Permit applications
• Site card preparation
• Artefact washing and cataloguing
• Artefact analysis and reporting
• Archaeological collections management and significance assessment

We are passionate about community engagement and will happily host tours, give talks and provide succinct, deliver publication-quality excavation summaries so what we find can be shared with your stakeholders and interested members of public, as well as satisfy standard Consent conditions relating to public outreach.

Professional Affiliations / Qualifications

Dr Jennifer Jones-Travers, BA (Archaeology), MA (Anthropology and Archaeology), PhD (Archaeology), M.ICOMOS

Jennifer has 20 years of experience as a heritage professional, archaeologist, artefact analyst and collections manager. She specialises in the delivery of high significance and high-risk projects requiring stringent, expert reporting and risk reduction planning. She has a PhD specialising in Australian archaeology and artefact analysis and has led historical and Aboriginal heritage projects at places of state, national and world heritage significance across Australia.

Jennifer is a full international member of ICOMOS and a listed Heritage Advisor with First Peoples-State Relations. She is also a member of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology, the Australian Archaeological Association and Cultural Heritage Practitioners Tasmania.

Christopher Clark, BA (Archaeology), MA (Heritage Management), M.AACAI

Christopher is an experienced archaeologist and heritage advisor, having worked for over a decade in Australia and overseas. Christopher has directed a broad range of urban and rural archaeological programmes, including many large-scale excavations in Melbourne. He is also extensively involved in Aboriginal cultural heritage management, primarily in Victoria, and has a deep understanding of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

Christopher is a listed Heritage Advisor with First Peoples-State Relations and a full member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. He is also a member of the Australian Archaeological Association and Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.

Alistair Hobbs, BA (Hons) (Archaeology), M.AACAI

Alistair has almost 15 years experience in managing Australia’s heritage and is distinguished by his comprehensive expertise in managing archaeological places in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia. Alistair’s proficiency encompasses the direction of complex fieldwork programs, including surveys and excavations, effective stakeholder and Traditional Owner engagement, client liaison, and the authorship of comprehensive reports.

Alistair is a listed Heritage Advisor with First Peoples-State Relations and a full member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. He is also a member of the Australian Archaeological Association.

Nikol Ignatovic, BA (Hons) (Ancient World Studies and Art History)

Since graduating from the University of Melbourne in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), majoring in both Ancient World Studies and Art History, Nikol has worked on historical and Aboriginal sites throughout Victoria and Tasmania. She has worked as a site planner on multiple complex, large-scale historical archaeological projects, including the Metro Tunnel project. More recently she has been working as site manager on large-scale historical archaeological projects. Nikol has experience in the study and exhumation of human remains, underscored by her recent bioarchaeological work with the University of Technology, Sydney.

Nikol is a member of the Australian Archaeological Association, Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology and Egyptology Society of Victoria.