Its #MuseumMonday! As part of our ongoing highlight of objects in our temporary display at Maidstone Museums we are focusing on one of the society's first training excavations.

Curator Andy Ward shares an iron adze tool recovered during excavations at Lullingstone Park.

It's #MuseumMonday and this time Curator Andy Ward showcases a find from the very start of the Kent Archaeological Society!

The archive of monographs, irregulars and documents of the Romney Marsh Research Trust (RMRT) are now available on the Society website.

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

The extended and updated Maison Dieu website now includes much more detailed information about the history of the building, including its many maritime links.

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.

KAS Curator Andy Ward shares the incredible Elham Pendant.

It's #MuseumMonday! Curator Andy Ward shares the Northfleet Francisca (throwing axe).

KAS Curator Andy Ward shares a small blue glass bead recovered during excavations at Trosley Court.

A follow up post from Curator Andy Ward on the blue glass bead from the Trosley Court Heritage Project excavations.

Followers of our project at Trosley Court may remember that last week we lifted a partially intact Unguentarium or perfume bottle! It was quite exciting to help lift this from the soil for the first time in nearly 2000 years.

It's #FindsFriday so I thought I would post a recent image I took of the #BronzeAge incense cup from the Lord of the Manor excavation undertaken by Trust For Thanet Archaeology and Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society. This small cup dating between c. 1650 and 1400 BCE is decorated with twisted cord patterns.

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.

Researchers in Kent have unearthed some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools ever found in Britain.

It's been an interesting day identifying animal bones on the Otford Roman Villa site. This very large bone is the right humerus of a bovine, probably a cow.

It's been an interesting day identifying animal bones on the Otford Roman Villa site. This very large bone is the right humerus of a bovine, probably a cow.

WWII secrets, medieval graffiti, archaeological digs & heritage events.