Tag Archives: excavation

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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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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Rose Hill, Sittingbourne

Posted on 1st December 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

In the spring of 2015 the Heritage Lottery gave Kent County Council funding for the Woodland Wildlife Hidden Histories Project. This enabled community archaeology to be undertaken at Rose Hill, Sittingbourne. Those involved included Grove Park Primary School, the North Downs … Continue reading →

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