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CLD update

Posted on 13th July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

This week we will be out tree surveying – weather permitting – on Wednesday and Thursday. The week after we’ll prep the cottage site for the 2 week dig in Cobham Woods. The dig starts on Saturday the 23rd, when … Continue reading →

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Summer dig 2016: update on dates

Posted on 20th June 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Our annual excavation for this year will now take place from Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 6th August, excluding Saturday 30th June. We will be excavating one of the lost cottages of the Cobham estate, in Cobham Woods. Places will be … Continue reading →

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Background on Cobham

Posted on 14th May 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

For those of you with an interest, do have a look at Susan Pittman’s thesis on Kent deer parks. It’s very relevant for our work at Cobham: Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent For background archaeological information on the area … Continue reading →

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Summer dig 2016

Posted on 10th May 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

[Dates have been changed. Please click here for details.] Our Cobham Landscape Detective summer project will run from Saturday the 16th of July to Friday the 29th of July. This will focus on some of our initial discoveries from the … Continue reading →

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Cobham Landscape Detectives

Posted on 10th May 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Cobham Landscape Detectives Project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support The history of Cobham will be unearthed and brought back to life with a three-year archaeology project. Kent County Council has secured a grant of £96,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for … Continue reading →

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