From castles to hospitals – researching Kent’s past
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Canterbury Christ Church University Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog.
#LCE24: Maidstone Museum Team
Yesterday we were joined out on site at #LCE24 by some of Maidstone Museums excellent team!
#LCE24: Operation Nightingale
Yesterday we were joined by members of Operation Nightingale as part of our newly formed partnership!
#LCE24: The Enabled Archaeology Foundation
Yesterday we had another small group join us on site at #LCE24 thanks to the The Enabled Archaeology Foundation and Emily Stammitti Campbell.
International Day of Museums
Today is #internationaldayofmuseums as well as the Kent Archaeological Society AGM!
Becket Lecture plus Cinque Ports
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on upcoming lectures, featured at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
The countdown is on for new gallery opening at Maidstone Museum
Excitement is building for the new archaeology gallery ‘Lives In Our Landscape’ at Maidstone Museum which is due to open to the public in just a few weeks, on Wednesday 5 June.
IOTAS seeking new officers
The Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society (IOTAS) is seeking three new officers: a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, with possible other positions for Minutes Secretary (for daytime meetings) and Events and Publicity Organiser/s with good technical ability to promote our activities on social media.
#LCE24: LiDAR drone survey carried out on Lees Court Estate
An interesting update for #TechTuesday. Some interesting results from a recent LiDAR drone survey carried out on Lees Court Estate as part of #LCE24.
#LCE24: Canterbury Oast Trust (COT)
It was a great day today welcoming members of the Canterbury Oast Trust (COT) to Lees Court Estate! The visit was organised by The Enabled Archaeology Foundation as part of their ongoing work increasing access to archaeology for disabled participants.
#LCE24: Visit from Maidstone Museum
We had a great day on site today at #LCE24! Many more updates to come on our visit from The Enabled Archaeology Foundation, but we were also joined by members of Maidstone Museums who came and helped clean up the Mound ditch. They even recovered some pottery & worked Flint!
The Winckelmann Cup
In a wonderful, adventurous year of Society firsts, 2024 sees the Kent Archaeology Society qualifying for archaeology’s answer to the UEFA Champions League.
New Maidstone Museum gallery opening soon
The new Maidstone Museums gallery which the society has been proudly supporting and advising on is soon opening. One of the highlights will be the story of #Eastrylady excavated by Canterbury Archaeological Trust!
#FindsFriday Lees Court pot washing
It's #findsfriday and on such a bright and sunny day the conditions are perfect for #potwashing! This large lump of mud was hiding a beautifully decorated piece of #Mortlake #neolithic pottery dating from c. 3350 - 2900/2700 BC.
#FindsFriday Lees Court pot washing
It's #findsfriday and on such a bright and sunny day the conditions are perfect for #potwashing! This large lump of mud was hiding a beautifully decorated piece of #Mortlake #neolithic pottery dating from c. 3350 - 2900/2700 BC.
Faversham Museums Together
The diverse heritage groups in Faversham have joined together as Faversham Museums Together around the concept of a Heritage Hub to jointly develop a GIS-based platform to present the heritage of the town and that of the Faversham Hundred, reflecting the significance of Faversham’s rural hinterland and the sea.
Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024, featured at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Tags
- Allen Grove Local History Fund
- Archaeology Research Group
- Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
- Bifrons
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Bronze Age
- Canterbury
- Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT)
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Centre for Kent History and Heritage
- Ceramics
- Charing
- Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)
- Chatham
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Church History
- Coasts in Mind
- Coins
- Conservation
- Council for British Archaeology
- Cranbrook Museum & Local History Society
- Deal
- Dover
- Dover Archaeological Group
- Elham
- Excavations
- Exhibitions
- Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society (FELHS)
- Faversham
- Flint
- Glassware
- Hartlip
- Heritage
- Historic Buildings Research Group
- History & Archives Research Group
- Hop Picking
- Illustrations
- Imaging
- Iron Age
- Isle of Thanet
- Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society (IOTAS)
- Jewelry
- KAS Collections
- KAS Library
- Kent & Canterbury History and Heritage
- Kent Archaeological Field School (KAFS)
- Kent Archaeological Society
- Kent County Council
- Kent County Show
- Kent Defences Research Group
- Kent Messenger
- Landscape Explorers Group in South East (LEGISE)
- Lees Court Estate
- Lees Court Estate Project
- Little Chart
- London
- Lullingstone
- Lympne
- Maidstone
- Maidstone Carriage Museum
- Maidstone Community Support Center
- Maidstone Museum
- Margate
- Maritime
- Maritime Kent Special Interest Group
- Medieval
- Metal Detecting
- Military History
- Modern
- Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)
- Ozengell
- Place Names Research Group
- Prehistoric
- Ramsgate
- River Medway
- Roman
- Romney Marsh
- Sarre
- Selling
- Shoreham
- Shoreham & District Historical Society
- Shorne Woods Archaeology Group (SWAG)
- Smarden
- Smarden Local History Society
- Society Collections
- Southend
- Southend Central Museum
- Students
- Studying History & Archaeology in Lympne (SHAL)
- Sutton Valence
- Swansea University
- The Faversham Society
- Thirsk Prize
- Tonbridge
- Tourism and Leisure
- Trottiscliffe
- Tyne and Wear
- Volunteering
- Weaponry
- Westwell
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