Fawkham and Ash Archaeological
Group (FAAG)
The
Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group was formed in 1965 and carried out rescue work under
the direction of Roger Walsh, later Ted Connell, Roger Cockett and Gerald
Cramp. From that time members of FAAG have
carried out a number of emergency excavations in the parishes
of Ash, Fawkham, Longfield and West Kingsdown. From time to time notes of work
carried out have appeared in the Kent Archaeological Review and Archaeologia
Cantiana.
Roger Walsh passed away in 2003 and Ted, Roger and Gerald now in
advancing years are conscious that the archaeological information discovered by
members of the Group should be shared.
In an ideal world
each excavation would be written up and hopefully published in the archaeological
county journal, however it has to be recognised that this is becoming less
likely to happen with each passing year. So a determined effort is now being
made to bring our archaeological archive up to a state where all the information
in our excavation records, photographs and finds etc can be accessible to
interested parties.
Therefore information about our work will be displayed on
this website
The
Discovery and excavation of a Late Iron-Age and Early Roman Farmstead
at Viewpoint, Wellfield, Hartley 1975/76
and 1984.
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