Category Archives: News & Events

South East in Bloom

Posted on 5th October 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

We’ve just heard that the gardening volunteers at Shorne Woods, who double as archaeologists, have been awarded a gold in the Country Park section of the South East in Bloom 2020 competition. Congratulations! South & South East in Bloom is … Continue reading →

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Found flint

Posted on 21st August 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

On a walk around the park, after the recent heavy rain, a member of the public found a marvelous flint adze protruding from the ground. They have kindly donated it to the Group. The third photo shows the bottom edge, … Continue reading →

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LiDAR portal

Posted on 9th August 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

We have now added the Commons areas as a layer on the LiDAR portal, so you can now see if features are inside a Common or outside! Go to https://kentlidar.org.uk/wp_kent/wp/ Very happy to run further sessions on the portal and LiDAR … Continue reading →

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Remembering truly unique ‘beautiful soul’ and Thanet archaeology pioneer Nigel Macpherson Grant

Posted on 16th June 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

Please click to read a lovely remembrance piece on Nigel Macpherson Grant – https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2020/06/16/remembering-truly-unique-beautiful-soul-and-thanet-archaeology-pioneer-nigel-macpherson-grant/

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Thanet Archaeology and Nigel Macpherson Grant

Posted on 4th June 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

The Trust for Thanet Archaeology has written a piece on Nigel Macpherson Grant which can be found here – http://www.trustforthanetarchaeology.org.uk/nigel-macpherson-grant/ To contribute a record of an encounter with Nigel, or a piece of his writing that you found useful of … Continue reading →

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