Archaeology Research Group
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Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 7th October 2023 at 1.00pm in the KAS Library.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 17th June 2023 at 10.30am in the KAS Library
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 18th February 2023 at 10.30am in the KAS Library.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 29th October at 10.30am in the KAS Library.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 22nd January 2022 at 10.30am on Teams.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 16th October 2021 at 10am on Teams.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 20th February 2021 at 10am on Zoom.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 23rd January 2021 at 10am on Teams.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 12th October 2019.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 16th February 2019.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on 12th October 2018.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 12th May 2018.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 3rd February 2018.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 14th October 2017.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 13th May 2017.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 14th May 2016.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 24th January 2015.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 24th October 2014.
Minutes of a Committee Meeting of The KAS Fieldwork Committee (FWC) held on Saturday 7th June 2014.
Keith Parfitt - Kent Archaeological Society Archaeology Research Group Chair. KAS Magazine, Issue 123 (Winter 2024). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Thank you to everyone who attended today's Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent.
An update on the first few days on site and the preparation for the next few weeks excavation in Wood's Court at Lees Court Estate.
Richard Taylor provides an update on excavations in Stringmans Field at Lees Court Estate.
Fred Birkbeck reports on another day of excavations at Badlesmere Bottom on Lees Court Estate.
Penultimate day of the Badlesmere Bottom dig and all features are getting tidied, drawn and recorded.
Members aplenty at the Badlesmere Bottom dig today, the word has escaped that we have some interesting archaeology to be investigated.
Day 3 on site and time to start digging in earnest (in very compact clay in actual fact!).
Logistics day at Lees Court Estate for the first day of the Badlesmere Bottom excavations.
Volunteers needed for the upcoming community dig at Lullingstone Roman villa. Click here for details.
In 2025 the Archaeology Research Group (ARG) is proposing to host its annual fieldwork forum with the theme of Challenges Facing Kent’s Archaeology.
“Early human life in Kent revealed at archaeological dig near Faversham unearthing artefacts from Neolithic and Bronze Age”.
KAS members working on the Lees Court Estate excavations and surveys 2024 carried out an experiment with ancient clay in May and June 2024.
The Kent Archaeological Society is resuming its investigation into the Prehistoric landscape at Lees Court Estate in 2024.
An interview with an archaeologist on the recent dig at Lees Court Estate near Badlesmere where seasonal excavations since 2018 have revealed clues to a prehistoric burial landscape.
Excavations for the 2023 project season will commence on Tuesday 11th April 2023 and end on Saturday 27th May 2023.
The Society is excited to announce the acquisition of the Ozengell Anglo-Saxon Collection; a unique legacy from the 7th century.
Ever wondered how to identify archaeology from the sky? Who knew that you could use your computer to scan the rural fields and valleys to spot potential archaeology that will tell you more about the landscape and heritage.
The Society has taken the opportunity to obtain another significant piece in the form of a gold and garnet pendant cross, found by metal detectorist David Haigh at Elham and reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Dr Steve Willis, Vice President of the KAS and Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent delivered the latest Trustee Talk live on Teams on Tuesday 11th.
Dr Steve Willis of the University of Kent provides an update on a fieldwork grant awarded in 2019 to enable students from the university to attend a training dig in Lincolnshire.
Reports from the "Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project" are currently available to download online, via the Historic England website.
The Society features in Channel 4's The Great British Dig, available to watch now on-demand at 4OD.
The Council for British Archaeology are bringing together free resources to help anyone engaged in archaeology, whether you are an organisation looking for practical help, or are looking for content to keep you or your family entertained at home.
The fieldwork committee provides on update on the newly formed Fieldwork Form, including presentations on the excavations from around Kent.
On Saturday 7th September Bexley Young Archaeologists' Club took part in the KAS excavation at Lees Court.
You are cordially invited to come and take part in the 2019 Season excavation on the Lees Court Estate.
Volunteers needed for the upcoming community dig at Lullingstone Roman villa. Click here for details.
The Archaeology Research Group of the Kent Archaeology Society is proud to present its annual fieldwork conference focusing on “Recent archaeological work in the Darent Valley.”
The Kent Archaeological Society is resuming its investigation into the Prehistoric landscape at Lees Court Estate in 2024.
The KAS has been directly involved in conducting fieldwork in Kent since 1860. Future fieldwork undertaken by the Society will be overseen by the Archaeology Research Group (formerly the KAS Fieldwork Committee).