Whether you’re documenting excavations, managing grants, or balancing academic and commercial archaeology projects, Coretime provides archaeologist time tracking software that simplifies field and office workflows. With integrated professional services project management, real‑time reporting, and accurate billable hours tracking, Coretime helps archaeology teams enhance productivity and ensure reliable client billing.
Time Tracking and Project Management for Archaeologists
Coretime is a time tracking and project management platform designed for archaeologists and field‑based research teams. It helps users capture excavation hours, manage expenses, automate client billing, and monitor project performance in real time.
Why Archaeologists Choose Coretime
Built for Real Archaeology Workflows
Accurate Field Time Logging for Archaeologists
Coretime lets archaeologists log time spent on excavations, site surveys, lab analysis, or reporting immediately whether in the field or the office. By capturing timestamps against tasks and projects, teams eliminate guesswork and improve accuracy in field time tracking and archaeology reporting.
Simplified Billing for Archaeological Projects
Convert billable hours and tracked expenses into professional invoices quickly. Coretime’s archaeology billing software reduces administrative work and ensures that every hour logged and every cost incurred is included in client billing for grants, commercial contracts, or academic engagements.
Archaeological Project Management & WIP Insight
Monitor the progress of your excavations, resource allocations, and work in progress (WIP) in real time. Coretime’s project management tools for archaeologists give teams visibility into budgets and timelines, helping avoid overruns and supporting informed decision‑making.
Expense Tracking & Resource Planning for Field Teams
Track expenses, manage equipment costs, and plan team resources across projects. Coretime ensures that costs associated with permits, travel, and field supplies are recorded and reconciled, supporting stronger financial oversight and more accurate project forecasts.
Key Outcomes for Archaeologists Using Coretime
Coretime helps archaeology teams streamline time capture, expense tracking, and project oversight. With Coretime, teams can:
- Capture field and office time accurately
- Automate billing and grant reporting
- Monitor project budgets and resource use
- Manage field operations and reporting in one platform
Features Archaeology Teams look for
Archaeology projects often span multiple phases, field teams, and reporting requirements. With Coretime, you can track time, manage documents, control budgets, and invoice clients without spreadsheets or manual admin slowing you down.
⏱️Timesheets & Mobile Tracking
Capture field and office time accurately to ensure nothing is lost.
🗂️ Project Management Tools
Organise excavation phases, survey tasks, reporting, and deliverables clearly.
“Key benefits include increased cost control, economic time management, effective cost reporting and financial control of specific projects” – Elisabeth, Deaton Lysaght
📊 Reporting & Insight Dashboards
View utilisation, project profitability, resource costs, and progress at a glance.
“Invoicing is also made much easier….. Coretime automatically assigns the correct hourly rate … while also ensuring that the total is assigned to the correct project.” – Amanda, GWP Consultants
💷 Billing & Invoicing Flexibility
Generate invoices confidently based on the way you charge hourly, fixed fee, or staged.
📁 Document & Email Management
Store permits, site plans, communications, historic records, and client files securely in one place.
📍 Location-Based Work & Resource Tracking
Assign time, expenses, and activities to specific sites or project phases perfect for teams working across multiple excavation locations, client territories, or protected heritage zones.
“With staff based at different office locations and sometimes different parts of the world, having Coretime has brought us all together using one easily accessible web based system.” – Donna, Caulmert
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn Why Archaeologists choose Coretime
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How can archaeologists monitor project progress and budgets?
Coretime provides dashboards showing time spent, remaining budgets, and resource allocations, helping teams identify ...
Coretime provides dashboards showing time spent, remaining budgets, and resource allocations, helping teams identify overruns and make informed decisions early.
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How can archaeologists track time spent on excavations and lab work?
Archaeologists work across field sites, labs, and offices. Coretime lets users log time against specific archaeologic...
Archaeologists work across field sites, labs, and offices. Coretime lets users log time against specific archaeological tasks and projects whether on-site or in the field.
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How does Coretime help prevent project overruns?
Coretime gives you real-time visibility into hours, budgets, and expenses, allowing you to identify issues before the...
Coretime gives you real-time visibility into hours, budgets, and expenses, allowing you to identify issues before they become costly. If a particular trench or site begins to exceed projected hours, you can take corrective action early by reallocating resources or adjusting timelines.
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Can I categorise different types of archaeological work?
Coretime allows separate categorisation of excavation hours, lab analysis, reporting, and administrative tasks to sho...
Coretime allows separate categorisation of excavation hours, lab analysis, reporting, and administrative tasks to show where time is spent and support cost tracking.
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What reports can Coretime generate for archaeological research teams?
Coretime produces reports on utilisation, work in progress (WIP), project costs, and profitability, which can support...
Coretime produces reports on utilisation, work in progress (WIP), project costs, and profitability, which can support internal review and grant reporting.
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