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Randall Manor carved and worked stone

Posted on 2nd September 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

(Photos by R. Smalley)

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Randall Manor

Posted on 1st September 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

THE DIG For ten years there was a summer community dig on the site of Randall Manor, home to the de Cobham family for two hundred years. The dig was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Kent County … Continue reading →

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The Burnet

Posted on 1st September 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

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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Randall Manor tile archive

Posted on 1st September 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

An enormous amount of tile was recovered during 10 years of excavation at Randall Manor.  Storage space is always a concern when managing an archaeological dig and it was decided that some of the tile had to be discarded.  Before this … Continue reading →

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Important Mesolithic sites for North West Kent

Posted on 1st September 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

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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