Our society holds meetings each month September – May at Friend’s meeting House, Albert Rd, Ashford. Meetings start 7.30pm 3rd Monday of the month
Ashford Archaeological & Historical Society
March 1, 2000 By Filed Under: Local Societies
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Richard III
DNA detective work: identifying Richard III
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of … [Read More...]
The fatal injuries of Richard III
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III's last words according to … [Read More...]
Scoliosis & Richard III
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male … [Read More...]
Mick’s Dig Diary
A green and pleasant parish
In CA 274, Mick explained how his local research project examining the origins of Winscombe in … [Read More...]
An unexpected project
In his new bi-monthly column, Mick Aston guides us through the trials and triumphs of local … [Read More...]
Recent News
London’s Pompeii? The rise and fall of a Roman waterfront
In early May the excavation of a riverbank in the heart of Roman London drew to a close. Waterlogged … [Read More...]
Walbrook channel: mystery panel
A 6-month excavation in the heart of London has revealed thousands of artefacts illuminating the … [Read More...]
Coins and the Bible
Render unto Caesar . . . Many people study Roman coins, but how were they actually … [Read More...]
After the Ice: exhibiting life at Star Carr
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
100 BC – The Snettisham Treasure
The great Iron Age hoards discovered at Snettisham in Norfolk form the richest Iron Age treasure … [Read More...]
AD 105 – Vindolanda
Roman documents discovered Probably the most important - and certainly the most dramatic … [Read More...]
Advice
Research and Academia
There are many areas of the world and periods in the story of the human race to which archaeologists … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
Current Archaeology 280 – out now!
Comparisons with Pompeii or Tutankhamen’s tomb are easily overused when attempting to convey the excitement of a new archaeological discovery. Recent media reports labelling an excavation at the new Bloomberg Place in the heart of London the ‘Pompeii of the North’ could risk dooming the results, however exciting, to disappointing comparisons … [Read More...]
Reasons to subscribe
Benefits of Current Archaeology
The past is constantly being re-written. Across the country there are hundreds of excavations going on. It’s back-breaking work in often tough conditions, but the findings are essential for our understanding of our past. Yet who has the time to visit them all and put their findings into context? We do! For 40 years Current Archaeology has been … [Read More...]
World Archaeology Magazine
World Archaeology
Current Archaeology has a sister magazine - Current WORLD Archaeology Current World Archaeology covers the world from the first emergence of man up to yesterday: from Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Near East, to Anatolia, Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Asia and the Far East. Launched in 2003 as the sister magazine to Current Archaeology, we report on … [Read More...]
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I’m wondering how to find out about the history of my house. I know it goes back to at least 1871 but I’m not sure how to go back further than that. Thanks
Steph Batchelor