The Kent Archaeological Society is delighted to congratulate Lord of the Bricks, a Kent-based FIRST LEGO League robotics team, on winning the Kent Regional Robotics Championship.

A lovely late Roman Knife Handle found at Bifrons Anglo-Saxon cemetery and part of the Kent Archaeological Society Collection held at Maidstone Museums.

Today our Curator Andy has been joined by Auden, who is shadowing Andy as part of his school's careers offering.

Our Curator received back our nine boxes of Ceramic Building Material from Trosley Roman Villa from the specialist today!

Our Curator Andy, Archivist Craig and Digital Manager Jacob thoroughly enjoyed representing the society at Maidstone Museums Local History Fair, which took place on Saturday 12th April.

The Faversham Creek Trust & Kent Archaeological Society will be undertaking, subject to approval by Swale Borough Council, a five-day community archaeological investigation of Front Brents, Faversham.

We want to strengthen our team by inviting new Trustees to join us in this vital work. We seek individuals eager to contribute constructive ideas and insights to help us advance our strategic initiatives and support our management team in their effective implementation.

We are proud to announce that the Society has successfully secured a grant from the Kent County Council (KCC) Combined Member Grant Scheme, thanks to the recommendation of County Councillor Alan Ridgers.

The Allen Grove Fund committee of the Kent Archaeology Society is pleased to congratulate Jonathan Tickle on his prize-winning article: Changing Queenships in 10th Century England: Rhetoric and (Self) Representation in the Case of Eadgifu at Kent in Cooling.

Craig Campbell, currently our Society’s Archivist, will be stepping into the role of Editor for the KAS Magazine.

The Society has successfully secured a grant of £40,000 for the groundbreaking archaeological project titled "Silence of the Sentinels: The Violent End of Roman Britain's Coastal Defences c. 400 AD" in North Yorkshire.

The Benefact Group, part of the Benefact Trust have a limited draw for nominated charities to receive £5,000 towards Heritage and Art projects.

The KAS were pleased to welcome the team from Maidstone Community Support Center to the Lees Court Estate project.

KAS Deputy Manager Rebecca Fletcher and Archivist Craig Campbell are taking part in the Run Kent half marathon to raise funds for Society projects.

The KAS is very pleased to announce the start of a long-term student placement which will be illustrating some of our varied archaeological collection.

Don't miss our fantastic upcoming talk A History of Pirates with Kent Archaeological Society.

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

Read about the new #livesinourlandscape gallery at Maidstone Museums, which has now been opened for a month!

The society are back at the Kent County Show for the first time since 2008. It's a rather wet start to our day here, but fingers crossed the weather improves over the weekend!

The Society is pleased to announce that we have been awarded an Association of Independent Museums (AIM) and Pilgrim Trust Conservation Audit Grant in their recent award round!