Category Archives: Sites

Environmental archaeology at Shorne

Posted on 29th October 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

This week we’ve had Archaeology South-East at Shorne to take a look at the fish ponds associated with Randall Manor. They’ve taken core samples, to a depth of 120cm, of the separate ponds and will report back to us with … Continue reading →

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Trosley Family Open Day

Posted on 12th January 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

Following the success of SWAG’s archaeological family digs and exhibitions at Shorne Country Park, we were invited by the Kent County Council Parks’ Manager to manage a similar event at Trosley Country Park. The event was held on the 17th … Continue reading →

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Greenwich Grand Ascent

Posted on 14th December 2023 by Ruiha Smalley

The current project at Greenwich has been the investigation of the Grand Ascent, the slope below the General Wolfe statue. A consistent clay layer under the topsoil was found across the whole Ascent and believed to be Victorian in date. Where … Continue reading →

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The Shorne Woods archaeology programme

Posted on 12th December 2023 by Ruiha Smalley

There is now a video available about the Lower Thames Crossing and in it Andrew gives a brief run down of the archaeology of the park and our current situation. It also features the platform dig from this Autumn :

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Scadbury Manor

Posted on 9th October 2023 by Ruiha Smalley

SWAG members, including myself, recently took part in an excavation with the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme. The dig was at St. John’s Jerusalem, a National Trust site in Kent. In the trenches I joined Michael, who does a lot … Continue reading →

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