Tag Archives: artefacts

A Spur Battery artefact

Posted on 13th May 2019 by Ruiha Smalley

Clay pipes found in archaeological contexts come in a variety of shapes (see chart above). One of our volunteers reconstructed the fragments of a porcelain pipe found on the Spur Battery excavation to show us what shape it would have … Continue reading →

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An Islamic enamelled glass beaker from Randall Manor, Shorne Woods, Kent (2011)

Posted on 21st February 2019 by Ruiha Smalley

Rachel Tyson (with contributions from Sarah Paynter and Mahmoud Hawari) has produced a report concerning the Islamic glass excavated from the site of Randall Manor, Kent. We have produced sections of the report below. For the full article please contact … Continue reading →

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Special finds from Cobham Big Dig 2017

Posted on 10th November 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

Medallion – Band for Hope     The Band of Hope was first proposed by Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff, who was a Baptist Minister in Leeds, following the death in June 1847 of a young man whose life was cut short by … Continue reading →

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Historypin and the Randal Manor flask

Posted on 4th May 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

Work at the Randall Manor dig uncovered a lead flask buried in the floor of the stone cross wing extension of the medieval manor (the cross wing was probably added in the early 14th century, to a 13th century aisled hall). This … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric objectives in the Cobham Landscape and its environs

Posted on 23rd November 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Systematic fieldwalking and investigation in available areas in the Luddesdown valley: To the south of the Cobham Landscape is a valley made by a former tributary (“the Luddesdown River”) that once entered the Medway from the west at Cuxton.  Cuxton … Continue reading →

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