New Additions to the KAS Library

KAS LibraryIssue 55
Written By Jacob Scott

KENNETH GRAVETT'S LIBRARY

We have purchased about 200 books and pamphlets from the library of the late Kenneth Gravett, a former President of KAS. These will add to the already extensive material held on the history of Kent towns and villages.

Hikson, Paul. 942K.
The Swale District: an archaeological survey commissioned by Swale Borough Council. Parts 1 and 2. Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2002.
Detailed account of archaeological potential in the Swale area. Contains useful bibliography.

Mason, Barry M. 571.09
The early Roman diggers. Tempus, 1999.
0752414275
Readable, but scholarly, account of pioneering archaeology in England. Well illustrated with good diagrams.

Philp, Brian. 571K
Archaeology in the front line: 50 years of Kent Rescue, 1952-2002.
Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, for Kent Archaeological Trust, 2002. 0947813207
A desirable source book for any person, at any level, having an interest in the contribution of Rescue to Kent's rich archaeological heritage. Contains a vast amount of detailed description of each site covered, with numerous supporting illustrations and diagrams.

Burnham, Patrick. 942K
Wingham: a photographic documentary of an East Kent Village. Country Aspects, 2002. 095429595-0-0
A copybook example of how to undertake and publish a contemporary village survey.

Agricultural History Review.
Journal of the British Agricultural Society. 630.1375 Volumes 50, on.
Thanks to a generous donation, we are able to fill a gap in our coverage, and a subscription is being taken out so that the Society will henceforth receive each new issue as it appears. This journal contains much information that is relevant to the work of our members.

HERITAGE GRANT FOR WYE

The Wye Historical Society Project has been awarded £24,905 thanks to a Local Heritage Initiative Grant from the Countryside Agency (featured in Newsletter 50). The money will be used to create and publish an up-to-date history of Wye, drawing heavily on strong community participation in the Wye History Project. Local children will produce a leaflet, a walk around Wye, a village website will be designed and local schools will receive education packs.

Ian Cousins, LHI Project Manager

MINSTER ROMAN VILLA 2002

A total of thirty separate trenches was excavated. The bulk of these was aimed at tracing the line of the villa enclosure wall which surrounded the main house and its adjacent bath-building.

Jacob Scott