Two sides of a coin: vibrant research culture – end of an era
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
What we can learn from (Kent) history – if we care enough to look
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Shorne Woods Archaeology Group update
Another update from the Shorne Woods Archaeology Group based at Shorne Woods Country Park. This time recording their new medieval building!
Brook Rural Museum Events 2025
Including Easter trails, the launch of the Hop Exhibition, Birds of Prey Display, Medieval Fair, Rural Craft Workshop, and Harvest Festival. 2025 opening times: Saturdays & Sundays, between 2pm – 5pm from 24 May – 28 September.
More from the Kent History Postgraduates
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Celebrating postgraduate research on late medieval and early modern Kent
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
About the Dover Archaeological Group
The Dover Archaeological Group is an active group of amateur enthusiasts. We were founded in December 1971, with the express aim of investigating the archaeology of the Dover District, particularly those sites threatened with destruction.
Featuring ‘Dover at Night’ and Canterbury Pilgrimage
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Royalty, gentry and saints – Kent today and in the past
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Surrey Archaeological Society E-Newsletter
The latest issue of the Surrey Archaeological Society E-Newsletter is available on their website.
Kent Archaeological Field School Winter 2025 Newsletter
This new look Newsletter each quarter will keep you up to date with news and views on what is planned at the Kent Archaeological Field School and what is happening on the larger stage of archaeology both in this country and abroad.
Looking forward to Tudors and Stuarts 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
The CKHH in 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Reminiscences of Smarden at Christmas and New Year
Gill Bromley is gathering reminiscences which will be passed to Smarden Local History Society for the archives.
Fieldwork KAS Conference 2024 - Recent Archaeological Work in the Darent Valley
Keith Parfitt - Kent Archaeological Society Archaeology Research Group Chair. KAS Magazine, Issue 123 (Winter 2024). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Defending Chatham 1939-1941: Kent Defence Research Group Study & Fieldwork Project
A Kent Defence Research Group Project 2022-2024 undertaken by Jay Curtis, Keith Gulvin, Clive Holden, Andrew Kershaw and Martin Laws.
Challenges Facing Kent's Archaeology: The Archaeology Research Group Fieldwork Forum
In 2025 the Archaeology Research Group (ARG) is proposing to host its annual fieldwork forum with the theme of Challenges Facing Kent’s Archaeology.
Top Ten of 2024
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Center for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Canterbury’s story gardens in development
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Cliftonville ‘witch bottle’ scan at CCCU reveals contents including metal pins and bone or wood
A suspected ‘witch bottle’ unearthed at a house in Cliftonville has now been scanned at Canterbury Christ Church University and found to contain objects including a collection of metal pins or staples and a cylindrical object which may be a piece of bone or wood.
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