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Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society’s 2016 Lecture Programme

IOTAS Archaeological Studies Lecture Course 2016 14 Mar 2016: ‘Not Angles but Angels’: St Augustine and the ‘conversion’ of Kent 04 Apr 2016: Rings and Roundabouts:  The Lord of the Manor Ceremonial Landscape – a history and analysis of the excavations 09 May 2016: … Continue reading

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The Burnet

The Burnet is an area situated within Shorne Woods Country Park. Test pits dug in the area have produced a number of Mesolthic flints.  Trevor produced a short guide to flints found at the site: Earlier digs produced the following: … Continue reading

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Ranscombe Farm

At Ranscombe Farm, on the Plantlife Nature Reserve, there is a Mesolithic site that has produced a number of struck flints. This site was discovered by Dave May, a volunteer with the Nature Reserve. More details on these finds in the … Continue reading

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Important Mesolithic sites for North West Kent

Mesolithic sites in Kent are less well understood than sites from other prehistoric periods therefore evidence of two substantial sites is important for our understanding. The first is in Shorne Woods Country park, where two Lottery-funded archaeology projects have been … Continue reading

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