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This page tells you about archaeology projects and community archaeology opportunities in the county of Kent and links you to more information. Get involved, tell us about your projects and do post some pictures up!! News on archaeology in SE England occasionally thrown in for context too :)

A little mystery for ! This bottle turned up on a Shorne Woods Country Park dig with a local school this week 🥰. Bubb...
12/06/2026

A little mystery for ! This bottle turned up on a Shorne Woods Country Park dig with a local school this week 🥰. Bubbled glass, 15cm tall but no stamp or label? Found next to our 18th-19th century 🧱 site. Any ideas?

The wonderful Whose Hoo Scheme is celebrating world saltmarsh day!!
11/06/2026

The wonderful Whose Hoo Scheme is celebrating world saltmarsh day!!

Any ideas on this mystery bit of bone from villa? Let Trust For Thanet Archaeology know!!??
11/06/2026

Any ideas on this mystery bit of bone from villa? Let Trust For Thanet Archaeology know!!??

Super news from Historic Dockyard Chatham 👏🏻❤️👇🏼
09/06/2026

Super news from Historic Dockyard Chatham 👏🏻❤️👇🏼

The building, which has been used as a filming location, will be open to visitors again this summer.

More on the new project 👏🏻👍🏻👇🏼
08/06/2026

More on the new project 👏🏻👍🏻👇🏼

The wreckages of 10 ships and a plane are visible at most low tides

Although still to be confirmed we may also have a piece of glass from our recent WHOOP Heritage Festival Whose Hoo Sch...
05/06/2026

Although still to be confirmed we may also have a piece of glass from our recent WHOOP Heritage Festival Whose Hoo Scheme dig 🪏. This might again suggest settlement activity alongside industrial processes at this spot on the . Stay tuned for more discoveries in due course ❤️👏🏻 .

A very happy to the ever amazing Shorne Woods Country Park or SWAG for short! They have expertly investigated the ...
02/06/2026

A very happy to the ever amazing Shorne Woods Country Park or SWAG for short! They have expertly investigated the archaeology of the park for TWENTY YEARS!! So this summer is also a very happy anniversary to them 🥳🥰🌳🏺🪏⛏️. 📸 JB.

This unassuming sherd is actually a fragment from a vessel 😯. Found on our recent Whose Hoo Scheme WHOOP Heritage ...
29/05/2026

This unassuming sherd is actually a fragment from a vessel 😯. Found on our recent Whose Hoo Scheme WHOOP Heritage Festival dig 👏🏻. It indicates that in addition to pottery and salt making taking place there was also some settlement activity, using fineware imported from the continent? Or have our local industrialists been trading pots for salt?? A tiny sherd posing big questions this ❤️👏🏻

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