#fossilfriday: Fossilised Oyster shell from the Lympne excavation
For a late #fossilfriday we have this amazing fossilised Oyster shell from the Lympne excavation last year!
#FindsFriday: Roman paw print
It's #FindsFriday! Our curator has been busy cataloguing more of the Lympne excavation archive from last year, and today's find shows the importance of a secondary sort off site.
Kent County Show and tell!
It's time to countdown to this years Kent County Show! Only one more day to the gates open! The KAS will be returning for the first time since 2008. We cannot wait to showcase some of the wonderful items in our collection with the thousands of visitors who will grace the Kent County Show across the 5th, 6th and 7th July!
#FindsFriday Roman Brooch
For #FindsFriday I thought I would give a sneak peak of what happens after objects are excavated by the society!
Samian Ware from Hartlip Roman Villa
Curator Andy Ward highlights another element of the temporary exhibition at Maidstone Museum The Story of the KAS due to finish at the beginning of December.
Minster Roman villa finds
Its #MuseumMonday! As part of our ongoing highlight of objects in our temporary display at Maidstone Museums we are focusing on one of the society's first training excavations.
Blue glass beads from Trosley Roman villa
KAS Curator Andy Ward shares a small blue glass bead recovered during excavations at Trosley Court.
Blue glass beads from Trosley Roman villa (continued)
A follow up post from Curator Andy Ward on the blue glass bead from the Trosley Court Heritage Project excavations.
Unguentarium (perfume bottle) from Trosley Roman villa
Followers of our project at Trosley Court may remember that last week we lifted a partially intact Unguentarium or perfume bottle! It was quite exciting to help lift this from the soil for the first time in nearly 2000 years.
- Andy Ward
- Archaeology Research Group
- Association of Independent Museums
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- Coins
- Elham
- Elizabeth Blanning
- Flint
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- Hartlip
- History & Archives Research Group
- Illustrations
- Iron Age
- Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society
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- Kent County Show
- Leeds Priory
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- Medieval
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