Aldington And Romney Archaeology

24/12/2019

We would like to wish our students, friends and followers a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

21/10/2019

Following a great digging season in 2019, we have our dates for 2020:

1st – 5th June & 22nd – 26th June
6th – 10th July & 27th – 31st July
17th – 21st August & 24th – 28th August

As well as excavation, we will be running classes on geophysics, landscape interpretation, finds processing and recording.

If you want to take part, just click book now or head over to www.digbecket.co.uk

We hope to see you next year!

Thomas Becket’s Aldington Palace Field School in Kent, UK.

21/10/2019

Excavations at Thomas Becket's palace

27/08/2019

A great day on site today, including a visit from the BBC!

22/07/2019

This week's dig underway great weather forecast lots of water and sunscreen ahead and expected good finds to look forward to.

08/07/2019

In search of Becket...

08/07/2019

A busy summer here at AR Archaeology! Continuing our resistivity survey of the Archbishop's palace...

Student Robert Smith operating the equipment like he's been doing it all his life!

24/06/2019

This year's digging season is now well underway, with the opening of the first trench and area.

20/02/2019

There are still a few spaces left on this year's tour in September!

20/02/2019

Our BAJR article about the field school...

Since 2016 Aldington & Romney Archaeology have been engaging in excavations to uncover the story behind Thomas Becket’s palace at Aldington. The earliest written sources tell us that a church …