North Kent Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) are a very active group with a large membership of children and young people of all ages, united by a genuine passion for archaeology and history but struggling to find opportunities.
If you can support North Kent YAC email: bexleyyac@btinternet.com
KAS online talk with James Dickinson — Thu 30 Apr, 7pm (Zoom). Free. Explore Canterbury from Roman times to the late Middle Ages, focusing on pilgrimage after Thomas Becket’s 1170 murder, Chaucer’s pilgrims and how visitors marked Becket’s shrine. Joining info sent later. #Canterbury #Heritage
Our first week of work experience ends! A huge thanks to Nil & Georgina from @westlands_school_ (part of @swaleacademiestrust). They checked 190+ archive boxes, creating 40 metal-find boxes including silica gel to control RH%. Their feedback was invaluable. Support: kentarchaeology.org.uk/supporter
Our curator Andy is all set up at the @favershamfleurmuseum ready for today's finds handling and ID sessions.
Come join us from 11am - 3pm!
#archaeology #museum #heritage
Our work experience students are flying through the processing work, identifying metalwork held in our archaeological store!
#archaeology #workexperience #studenttraining #collectionscare
Its #WordWednesday
Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Besom
n. (2) A naughty child "My young Katie be a rare little besom, a'rollicking and a'rellocking over everything."
The Dialect of Kent (c1950) pg 8
We will be set up again this coming friday, 17th April at the Fleur De Lis Museum, Faversham!
Do come along and say hello to our curator!
This week we are joined by two work experience students from Westlands School, Sittingbourne who are working alongside our curator Andy in our recently reorganised archaeological store learning finds handling, preventative conservation and museum packing standards!
Work on the Silence of the Sentinels Project continued in March 2026 with a visit by members of the team to Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort, where further analysis was undertaken on two additional skeletons.
Click the link below to read the full report!
#Archaeology #Osteology #KAS
Did you know? On 13th April 1012 CE Vikings were paid £48,000 for the ransome of the Archibishop of Canterbury who they later killed?
If you want to learn more about ancient Canterbury, do join us for our next online lecture series with James Dickinson!
www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/the-a...
Our Curator Andy is all set up at @favershamfleurmuseum for his first of two finds handling days, taking place today 10th April and Friday 17th April.
Perfect activity for the half term and those who are #archaeologically curious!
Come along and see what finds we've brought with us!
#FindsFriday a yellow glass Romano-British intaglio, 50 - 150 CE, found at Fox Hill, West Wickham.
It depicts Omphale, queen of Lydia draped in the fittings of Hercules who she purchases as a slave in mythology.
Ref: Excavations in West Kent, 1960 - 1970 by Brian Philp (1973), pg 55 - 66.
Its #WordWednesday
Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anvil-clouds
n.pl. White clouds shaped somewhat like a blacksmith's anvil, said to denote rain.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 4
Its #FindsFriday! This Late Bronze Age Clay Plaque or tile was recovered from Power Station Road, Sheppey in the late 1990's. The exact function of these are unclear with archaeologists arguing for light industry like bronze smelting, salt making or other kiln functions as well as bread making!
Our curator spent this morning with James Elliot of Canterbury Christ Church University and Palaeoimaging - www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/people/james...
Stay tuned for more soon!
Successful and packed outreach event at Sheppey Historical Society organised by Gatehouse Museum Minster!
Do reach out if you or your organisation would like to hear from the team at the KAS!
www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/services/pub...
#Archaeology #Heritage #CommunityOutreach
Very likely to be a derivation of Anthony Pig yes!
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 4
You can search the dictionary yourself here - www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/dic...
#research #Kentish #dictionarycorner #historical #WordWednesday #etymology #dialects #localdialect
Its #WordWednesday
Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anthony-pig
ant-uni pig. n. The smallest pig of the litter, supposed to be the favourite, or at any rate the one which requires most care, and peculiarly under the protection of St. Anthony.
Its another #FindsFriday!
Lion-head spout from a Romano-British Mortarium (170 - 260 CE0. Mortaria are large mixed bowls with a rough interior for grinding spices, foods and herbs - think large mortar & pestle!.
📸Trustees of the Kent Archaeological Society
#Archaeology #heritage #History
This early medieval bone comb from the Kent Archaeological Society, found at Ozengell Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, may be a curated heirloom. Combs of this type date from the 4th - 5th century CE while the grave it was recovered from dates from between 525 - 575 CE. Even in pieces, its story survives.
Call for submissions to April's CBA South-East newsletter covering Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Submissions to be sent to newslettereditor@cbasouth-east.org
Please ensure appropriate acknowledgements are in place prior to submission. Do get in touch with the editors with any questions.
We couldn't agree more @patricialovett.bsky.social!
We look forward to welcoming you all to tonight's free online zoom lecture with Canterbury Archaeological Trust's Andrew Macintosh talking about East Wear Bay!
7pm - us06web.zoom.us/j/83824836277
Meeting ID: 838 2483 6277
#Archaeology #RomanoBritish #Finds #KAS #KentArchaeologicalSociety
March is National Craft Month.
In archaeology, craft is more than heritage — it is a method of enquiry. Through experimental archaeology, recreating past techniques helps us understand the skills, time, and knowledge behind the objects we study.
#NationalCraftMonth #ExperimentalArchaeology
Its #WordWednesday
Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anointed
unoi-ntid. adj. Mischievous; troublesome. "He's a proper anointed young rascal," occasionally enlarged to: "The devil's own anointed young rascal."
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms
Just two more days until Facing the cliff: An update on the Archaeology of East Wear Bay
With Andrew Macintosh (CAT); the latest in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS.
Joining details will be shared nearer the time and will be found below:
Interested in the past and want to see & handle archaeological finds?
Come and join our curator Andy at Faversham Fleur de Lis Museum on Friday 10th and Friday 17th April from 11am - 3pm as he showcases finds from our recent excavation at Front Brents, Faversham as well as other finds from Kent!
All our 38 attendees are ready for a practical section drawing exercise with Keith Parfitt!
There have been some excellent discussions through the presentations and during the tea breaks!
#fieldwork #KASForum
All set up for this year's #Fieldworkforum focused on practical fieldwork recording!