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Archaeological secrets of Cobham unearthed for two week festival

Posted on 17th July 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

Find out more about the archaeological secrets of Cobham with a special event running this month. The Heritage Lottery-funded Cobham Landscape Detectives Project is holding a Big Dig in the village for the UK-wide Festival of Archaeology. It is being … Continue reading →

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Geophys in Cobham

Posted on 30th June 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

During the recent ‘heatwave’ our team still went ahead with the magnetometry of the sports field. For a video of Andrew in action click on the image below. The main Big Village Dig project covers the weekends of the 15th/16th, 22nd/23rd and 29th/30th July. … Continue reading →

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Using pottery in post excavation research

Posted on 1st June 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

This week the pottery finds from the Randall Manor dig have been laid out in order to compare with the stratigraphy of the site, with the aim of dating the site more securely. Thanks to Nigel for sharing his knowledge … Continue reading →

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Shorne Woods open day 17th June 2017

Posted on 20th May 2017 by Ruiha Smalley
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Pat Sandford: memories of the Darnley Estate

Posted on 10th March 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

I lived in Ivymeath House, 284 Maidstone Road, Chatham from when I was born in 1928 until 1953. Joining the Scouts Peter Harvey, who was a scout master for the Mathematical School 2nd Medway Scouts, lived opposite us and as … Continue reading →

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