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Sittingbourne dig coming up

Posted on 30th August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

An excavation at Rose Hill, Sittingbourne, is coming up. The event will be launched at the Heritage Hub on Saturday 10th September (10am to 3pm), with the Mayor of Swale attending at 2pm. There are also six dig dates for the diary, … Continue reading →

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Mausoleum cottage dig final day

Posted on 8th August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Thanks to everyone who helped on the Mausoleum cottage dig over the past two weeks! Above we have a snapshot of some of the volunteers who bravely stayed around to back fill on the last day.

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Mausoleum cottage dig: end of week one

Posted on 31st July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Here are some photos from the end of the first week of digging the cottage site. A number of finds went on display at the Maidstone Museum’s event for the 2016 Festival of Archaeology.  

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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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