Category Archives: News & Events

Medieval silver Halfgroat of Edward III

Posted on 10th January 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

During November, at Randall Manor, Stan Matthews found a silver groat in the south-east corner of the site.  We asked staff at the Portable Antiquities Scheme for help on its identification and Walter Ahmet, Finds Liaison Assistant for Heritage Conservation, Kent County … Continue reading →

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Unravelling the Palaeolithic

Posted on 7th January 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

One of our regulars, Frank Beresford, will be presenting his research on the Palaeolithic at a conference this month. The ‘Unravelling the Palaeolithic Symposium‘ will be held at the University of Southampton in January 2016. The multidisciplinary symposium will provide a forum to … Continue reading →

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LIDAR Map of England and Wales

Posted on 5th January 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

For those of you with an interest in LIDAR go to this website  for a zoomable map (1m resolution): LIDAR map of England and Wales This comes from Open Government LIDAR data (DSM 1m) from the Environment Agency  and Natural Resources Wales.

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Christmas Lunch

Posted on 17th December 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

Our Christmas Lunch was held today at Shorne Woods, wrapping up SWAG for 2015. The company, food, drink and chocolates were superb. Phil treated us to a small concert and sing-a-long covering UK and American folk tunes, including one from … Continue reading →

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Randall Manor: end of an era

Posted on 11th December 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

A huge thank you to all those who helped complete works at Randall Manor this week, bringing to a close our 10th season of work on the site. Next week is our last week of activities at Shorne Woods for … Continue reading →

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