Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

Nellie Dodd: memories of Cobham

Earlier life I was born in the yard of the Pelican pub in Strood and was always told that a zeppelin going over brought on my mothers labour and hence my unexpected birth. My birth certificate confirms my place of … Continue reading →

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LiDAR online

At SWAG we have a strong interest in all things LiDAR. If you feel the same way then you’ll want to take a look at the Open Data Maps website: http://enfarchsoc.org/opendata/ Details about the site OpenStreetMap is built by a community … Continue reading →

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YAC dig this Sunday

Young Archaeologists Club dig Shorne Woods Country Park this Sunday (13th March 2016). Session starts at 10am and goes through until 12:30.

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Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society’s 2016 Lecture Programme

IOTAS Archaeological Studies Lecture Course 2016 14 Mar 2016: ‘Not Angles but Angels’: St Augustine and the ‘conversion’ of Kent 04 Apr 2016: Rings and Roundabouts:  The Lord of the Manor Ceremonial Landscape – a history and analysis of the excavations 09 May 2016: … Continue reading →

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Conservation workshop handouts

A conservation workshop was held on Saturday the 30th January by Dana Goodburn of CSI.  The session was funded by a generous grant from the Kent Archaeological Society. The worskshop gave an introduction to the practical conservation of archaeological finds, on-site best practice, lifting, cleaning, … Continue reading →

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