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Clay Works at Shorne

Posted on 30th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

The clayworks projects at Shorne are coming to an end. We confirmed that the bank carrying our narrow gauge railways has been revetted and reinforced with a series of vertical rails set into the old concrete road. These rails held … Continue reading →

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Archaeology at Swarling by the University of Kent

Posted on 21st September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Open Day for the Public Date: Saturday 25th September, 2021 Time: 2pm Place: Meet outside The Granville, CT4 7AL Bus 18, Bay C5 in Canterbury City Centre to Hythe. Bus time – 1:40pm leaves Canterbury Bus Station and arrives at … 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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