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New Year’s Eve 1943

An investigation into the the Gravesend crash of a USAAF fighter, on New Year’s Eve 1943 Ray Clarke remembers “I was ploughing when I heard a terrific roar of an aeroplane clearly in distress. The plough horses frightened by this broke … Continue reading

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Enigmatic lead flask from Randall Manor

A number of spectacular finds have been discovered during years of community archaeology excavation at the site of Randall Manor. In 2011, at the end of the excavation season, a metal detector sweep revealed the non-ferrous signal of complete lead … Continue reading

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Important Mesolithic sites for North West Kent

Mesolithic sites in Kent are less well understood than sites from other prehistoric periods therefore evidence of two substantial sites is important for our understanding. The first is in Shorne Woods Country park, where two Lottery-funded archaeology projects have been … Continue reading

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