The Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is now open for applications.

As part of her portfolio work and following on from member feedback at the recent Archaeology Research Group (ARG) Fieldwork Forum, Holly Evans, an undergraduate from the University of Reading, has been working on a number of beginners guides to archaeological illustration.

A Kent Defence Research Group Project 2022-2024 undertaken by Jay Curtis, Keith Gulvin, Clive Holden, Andrew Kershaw and Martin Laws.

The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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The 500th update featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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We had a spine chilling, spooktacular time hunting down ten of the most haunted locations in Kent for the Halloween season.

The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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On Saturday, July 13, LEGISE (Landscape Explorers Group in South East) organised and hosted an exhibition in partnership with the Dover Museum.

Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reports on recent and upcoming heritage events on the Centre for Kent History blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reports on various goings on at the Centre for Kent History. Featured on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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The Kent Archaeological Society is resuming its investigation into the Prehistoric landscape at Lees Court Estate in 2024.

Useful web links for reading and research on the rich history of maritime Kent.

Dave Batchelor and Paul Damon of the Sandwich Medieval Trust give an update on a fascinating project to build a replica of a medieval ship.

Excavations of the 19th and 20th-century defenses of Chatham Dockyard at The Lower Lines, Brompton feature in a new Canterbury Archaeological Trust report by James Holman and Peter Kendall.

An interview with an archaeologist on the recent dig at Lees Court Estate near Badlesmere where seasonal excavations since 2018 have revealed clues to a prehistoric burial landscape.

Starting in the 2023 project season, the Kent Archaeological Society has begun to record excavations and collections with 3D photogrammetry and laser scanning. Models are made available online via the Sketchfab platform and the Society website.

Excavations for the 2023 project season will commence on Tuesday 11th April 2023 and end on Saturday 27th May 2023.

Fred Birkbeck shares news of upcoming publications resulting from prizes and Society events.

Recently published findings from the excavations of the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in Gravesend in 1989 draw attention to the discovery of a riverside Romano-British settlement over an area of at least 5 acres, a road extending inland, and a possible Roman military site.