Brook Archaeology

08/09/2026

Fred Birkbeck Managing Director of Brook will be giving a talk on archaeology in the planning process which includes a summary of the findings at Wrotham School and the former Three Post Boys Public House. Join us on Friday.

Wrotham Historical Society

Please join us for our next talk this Friday and find out what's been unearthed at Wrotham School.

04/07/2026

Have you applied or are you applying for planning permission?
Archaeological conditions and mitigation are complex issues that require expert knowledge and professional support.

At Brook Archaeology, we appreciate your challenges in the construction sector as a business or private developer.

Brook Archaeology Services works with clients to achieve bespoke solutions to these complexities. Our expert knowledge and reliable staff provide a dependable and managed service to help achieve your development aims.

Whether you need a Desk Based Assessment, Watching Brief, Geophysical Surveying or Trial Trenches, give Fred and the Brook Team a call on 01233 220040
Or email [email protected]

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15/06/2026

At Brook Archaeology, we appreciate your challenges in the construction sector as a business or private developer.
Archaeological conditions and mitigation are complex issues, requiring expert knowledge and support.
Brook Archaeology’s expert staff work with our clients to achieve bespoke solutions to your planning conditions so you can achieve your development aims.
Give Fred and the Brook Archaeology team a call today on 01233 220040 or 07719 439429 or email: [email protected]

06/06/2026

Have you applied for planning permission? Does your application require archaeological assessment? The Brook Archaeology team are based in Kent. We are experienced and knowledgeable. We can offer advice and carry out:

Quotations and estimates
Desk based assessments
Surveys
Written Schemes of Investigation
Evaluations and trial trenching
Watching briefs
Excavations and investigations

Avoid unnecessary hold-ups and ‘stop work’ orders. Contact Fred and the Brook Archaeology team for help and advice.

Tel: 01233 220040
Mob. 07719 439429

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

08/05/2026

All of us at Brook Archaeology wish Sir David Attenborough a very happy 100th birthday, and many happy returns of the day. Sir David is best known for his natural history documentaries, but did you know Sir David is also a keen anthropologist and knows a lot about archaeology too. He is a keen collector of tribal art and artefacts. Very happy birthday Sir David! We at Brook Archaeology hope you have a very happy day.

06/05/2026

Hey there! It’s time for Wednesday’s Reveal! So, this dear little flint object is a Mesolithic knife. Well done if you thought that. This would have been the Swiss Army Knife of its time, and a really useful little tool to have for cutting and drilling. This one is in Dr Clare’s own collection. It’s probably about 8,000-10,000 years old and it comes from Norfolk. Brook Archaeology are based in Kent, but sometimes we go further afield - perhaps Dr Clare and Fred will find themselves in Norfolk and discover some more of these knives!

04/05/2026

After a short break, Mystery Monday is back! Did you miss us?
Today’s object is a tricky little thing. How many of you would see this in a field and walk past? It looks like a random bit of flint, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. What is it and when was it made? Answers below! Tune in on Wednesday to find out if you’re right!

15/04/2026

It’s time for Wednesday’s Reveal! Well done to everyone who thought this was animal bone. It’s an early Medieval sheep vertebra. But why was Dr Clare so excited about this one? Take a closer look - can you see the butchery marks? Someone has taken a knife to this bone and had a nice lamb dinner (sorry Fred!) Artefacts like this are important because they can tell us about Medieval diets and why people kept animals, and the different uses they had for animals. Clearly every scrap of meat was important, even the little bits around the spine. Tune in on Monday for the next Mystery object!

13/04/2026

It’s Mystery Monday! Brook Archaeology have unearthed some very interesting things for their clients. Here’s something from a recent excavation in Gravesend. What is it? And why did Dr Clare get so excited about this?! Answers in the comments below, and tune in on Wednesday to find out!

08/04/2026

It’s Wednesday’s Reveal! So, Monday’s mystery objects were quite easy: oyster shells. But what were they used for? Well, as well as being handy containers for seafood snacks, oyster shells were used by Medieval monks in scriptoriums. Shells made perfect little paint pallets for holding colours, or gold and silver paint. Did you know that Roman fresco painters also used oyster shells? The shells were ground up and mixed with pigments to give wall paintings a lustrous sheen. Crushed shell can also be used to make pottery and as a fertiliser. Who knew the humble oyster shell could be so useful?
Tune in on Monday for your next Mystery object!