Current Excavations

Canterbury Archaeological Trust

Further excavations on the important Marlowe Theatre Site will commence in July and continue through to October. Volunteer diggers are most welcome as are any helpers willing to assist with the processing of pottery finds, etc. Anyone who is interested should apply to the Director, Mr T. W. T. Tatton-Brown.

Springhead Excavations

Excavations on the site of the Roman Town of Vagnacae, on the A2 at Springhead, Gravesend will continue throughout the Spring and Summer both at weekends and on some days during the week. Volunteers are most welcome and should first contact the Director, Mr S. Harker.

Garden Hill, Hartfield, East Sussex

Excavations now entering the eleventh year will include a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint-working site, defences of the Late Iron Age Hillfort and Romano-British occupation. Volunteers are welcome for a number of clearance weekends, 10th/11th, 17th/18th, 24th/25th and 29th/30th July and also for the main excavation from 31st July continuously through to 30th August. Campers minimum age 18, daily diggers minimum 16 years. Apply to Mr A. D. F. Streeten, until 26th May, and thereafter to Mr J. H. Money.