Tag Archives: excavation

Clay Works at Shorne

Posted on 30th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

The clayworks projects at Shorne are coming to an end. We confirmed that the bank carrying our narrow gauge railways has been revetted and reinforced with a series of vertical rails set into the old concrete road. These rails held … Continue reading →

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Archaeology at Swarling by the University of Kent

Posted on 21st September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Open Day for the Public Date: Saturday 25th September, 2021 Time: 2pm Place: Meet outside The Granville, CT4 7AL Bus 18, Bay C5 in Canterbury City Centre to Hythe. Bus time – 1:40pm leaves Canterbury Bus Station and arrives at … Continue reading →

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3D modelling of Bitchet

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Thanks to volunteer Peter Barry we now have 3-D models for the features dug at Bitchet Common, click here https://sketchfab.com/peterbarry/collections/kent-archaeology  – they are amazing!

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Recent work at Shorne Woods

Posted on 3rd May 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

The volunteer team have been hard at work investigating the surviving structures associated with the clayworks at Shorne Woods. The works were open between the 1930s and the early 1960s, providing both a liquid clay slurry and freshly dug clay … Continue reading →

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Cobham online chat

Posted on 5th March 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

The Cobham project online talk, held recently, is now available to watch online – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs_cmOkJDzc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=ArchaeologywithSophie Resources mentioned in the talk incude: Medway archives – https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ The Kent LiDAR portal is online here (you need to register) –  https://kentlidar.org.uk/wp_kent/wp/ The British Library … Continue reading →

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