The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) have published their latest research bulletin which focused on the state of grassroots Archaeology across Britain.

It's #findsfriday! Today we have something slightly different which recently came across our Curator Andy's desk; a possible late 18th century 'Witch Bottle'!

Today is #nationalillustrationday as well as being #findsfriday. National Illustration Day, an initiative by the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration , is an annual celebration of the pictures that are essential to our lives and the brilliant people who make them.

Join our society Curator this as he discusses some objects being taken for x-rays next week and why this is so important!

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

The Christmas 2024 Newsletter is now available to subscribers of the Kent Archaeological Society Field School (KAFS). Subscribe via their website.

Professor Cyprian Broodbank remembers Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, founding Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and former Master of Jesus College, who passed away at the weekend aged 87.

The Society has decided to join other archaeologists, museum professionals and heritage organisations over on Bluesky.

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

Report by Vanessa Sanderson, Jason Mazzocchi and Kieron Hoyle on the Shipbuilding conference at Chatham Dockyard organised jointly by KAS Maritime Kent Research Group and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

It's #FindsFriday! We have a new student placement, Max from Five Acre Wood School who has been helping to catalogue the archive of Dr Brian Philp. This lovely little #bartmann jug is just one of the many finds from the archive which we hope to showcase in the coming months!

A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads has been unearthed under Old Kent Road in south-east London.

Thank you to everyone who attended today's Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent.

It's #FindsFriday! Today our curator Andy has been working through some of the Metal Detected objects recovered during work at Badlesmere on the Lees Court Estate, all the way back in 2019!

The Council is excited to announce the start of a new project to create a Heritage Strategy for the Borough and everyone is invited to get involved.

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