The Kent Archaeological Society Field School hosts a BBC History Magazine Event

From humble beginnings only four years ago the Kent Archaeological Field School has grown to the point that over a thousand people interested in archaeology sign up each year to the twenty-five courses and over one hundred days of archaeology available. Talking to people who attend our courses the same message is heard time and time again. They are excited by what they have seen on television, it either awakens a latent interest or motivates them to participate for the first time. Television is the prime mover for people to seek out courses and our most recent event was a weekend of discovering archaeology organised in association with the BBC [pg3]History Magazine. Four archaeologists were on hand to take classes or various aspects of archaeology and the sixty par ents and children who attended had a wonderful time. Julian Richards or 'Meet the Ancestors' fame was on hand to intro duce the day and Julian took one or the groups 10 Stone Chapel and the site of Durolevum to watch geophysical survey in progress whilst the other groups were introduced to flint knapping under the expert tuition of John Lord, human bone identification with Trevor Anderson, and field-walking with Paul Wilkinson. Lunch was served at the Field School with a photo-opportunity with Julian Richards and his TV Landrover. BBC executives who attended were so pleased with the day that more regional events are being planned in association with the Field School for next year.

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