Visitors flock to Dover’s Roman Painted House
Roman Painted House Photo: Dover District Council Hundreds of people turned out to see the reopened Roman Painted House which opened its doors as part of Dover’s Heritage Open Days…
Intriguing finds at Folkestone Roman Villas and Iron Age Site Centenary Excavations by Ray Duff
The Late Iron Age pit with attendant drain behind plus many ditches Photo: Ray Duff This year marks the centenary of the Roman Villas site at East Wear Bay, discovered…
Canterbury Archaeological Trust mark centenary of historic Roman site in Folkestone
Archaeological digs off Wear Bay Road Photo: Ray Duff A community project aiming to learn more about the historic landscape of East Wear Bay is to start next week when…
Dover’s Historic Roman Painted House reopens
Dover District Council (DDC), working with the Roman Painted House Trust, is opening the historic Roman Painted House to the public this summer and watching the attraction play a future…
Dover Beacon: Archaeologists start excavation work
Archaeologists have started work on the site of the Dover Beacon project ahead of construction starting later in the year. Work started this week at the Bench Street site, which…
New gallery covering 600,000 years set to open in Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Museum is preparing to open a new archaeology gallery ‘Lives in our landscape’ early summer 2024. Image: Maidstone Museum – The new family-friendly gallery will tell the story of…
Dover Museum exhibition showcases fascinating Maison Dieu archaeological finds
Dover Museum is hosting an exhibition of archaeological finds from Dover’s historic Maison Dieu A new exhibition at Dover Museum is showcasing fascinating finds from a series of community archaeological…
Whitstable Museum acquires stunning Iron Age gold coins
From left to right: Angela Boddy and Peter Banbury (Trustees of Whitstable Museum and Gallery) Isabelle Diggle (Finds Liaison Officer) Jason Reilly (Finder of the coins) and Craig Bowen (Collections…
Celebrating a Kent History Showcase
Celebrate Kent’s rich history and heritage in an action-packed day of hands-on activities, popular talks and art and craft for all the family at Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat…
Detectorist donates gold to Dover Museum
Picture left to right Museum Apprentice, Lizzie Sharpe, Aiden McHale, and Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of the Council A complete cast gold memento mori or mourning ring dating to 1712…