Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

New excavation at the Park

Posted on 7th October 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

Early in October we began to excavate the tile dump at the north eastern corner of Shorne Park. The mound was noted as an anomaly on the parks LiDAR chart and we ground-truthed it earlier in the year. We found … Continue reading →

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Gravesend Dig news

Posted on 30th September 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

The video of our Gravesend dig last summer is now out on YouTube. Click here: https://youtu.be/fMZnYAqp-iM?si=mvw-Rx4H3vVNphVp

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Looking ahead

Posted on 19th September 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

A new project, Whose Hoo, is starting up in Kent and will be based on the Hoo Peninsula. Whose Hoo is a heritage funded, landscape scale project. The Peninsula is a hidden gem brimming with rich heritage and diverse habitats … Continue reading →

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Big fields and little flags

Posted on 10th September 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

We were recently invited by Wessex Archaeology to help with fieldwalking activities in the Gravesend area. Archaeological investigations are currently being undertaken in fields and grounds near Shorne Woods in relation to the development of the Lower Thames Crossing project. … Continue reading →

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Flints and the British Archaeological Timelime

Posted on 26th August 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

We’ve had some queries about flint knapping and thought we’d post a basic run down of the British timeline along with some introductory sheets on flints. Thanks go to Trevor for putting this together.

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