Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

3D modelling of Bitchet

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Thanks to volunteer Peter Barry we now have 3-D models for the features dug at Bitchet Common, click here https://sketchfab.com/peterbarry/collections/kent-archaeology  – they are amazing!

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Reserach into nails found at Randall Manor

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Nails were valuable. Horseshoe nails were even used as a form of currency in certain circumstances. They were made from English iron which was less carboniferous than the imported iron from Spain and Sweden (used in the making of cannons). … Continue reading →

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Caesar lecture coming up

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

SWAG volunteers have previously been involved in excavations examining the possibility of a landing point for Caesar on his visits to Kent. For those you interested in this period of history The Society of Antiquaries of London is holding a … Continue reading →

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Hoo day out

Posted on 28th August 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Some of the group got together this week for a ‘guided’ walk at Hoo. Emily was kind enough to guide us to Cockham Fort (dating to 1669), the boat graveyard (where Dunkirk heroine, Ena now rests), to various other military … Continue reading →

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The wonder of volunteers, working as a community archaeologist in Greenwich and Kent

Posted on 27th August 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Reposted from Festival of Archaeology Created for A Day in Archaeology 2021 by Andrew Mayfield 2020 was all about running community archaeology projects through a pandemic, but 2021 has brought new challenges and opportunities… At the end of May I … Continue reading →

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