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LiDAR and Ground Truthing family event

The next main event will be held on Friday 12th of April. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) works the way sonar does underwater but above ground, mapping the lumps and bumps on the land surface. Ground truthing is physically investigating the lumps … Continue reading

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Sandwich lectures

The Sandwich Local History Society lecture series (to May) has been added to their website. The title for the 8th February talk is “The Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeology Network (CITiZAN) & the Sandwich Bay ‘Keddle Nets”. This will be … Continue reading

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Trosley Family Open Day

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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February school holidays event at Shorne Woods

The next SWAG school holidays event is going to be on Thursday 15th February 2024, from 10-3pm. It will be held inside the cafe building at the Park. Activities include coin rubbing, Roman mosaic making and fossil identification (bring yours … Continue reading

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Late Antiquity & recent UK excavations: public lectures

The Classics and Archaeology Department at the University of Kent have a series of public lectures that have just begun that might interest you all. See the posters below for details.

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