Archaeologist, TV presenter and author Richard Taylor will be visiting Broadstairs to discuss the findings of a excavation at Lees Court Estate in Faversham.
Richard, who was a co-presenter of Channel 4’s Great British Dig between 2020-2023, is general manager at the Kent Archaeological Society (KAS) which has been working on the Lees Court project.
He also directed the Ebbsfleet excavations to try to establish Caesar’s landing place, some years ago, with Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society (IOTAS) being among volunteers on the dig.
Richard will be giving the presentation at an IOTAS meeting at Crampton Hall Crampton Tower) on September 30.
Margaret Symonds, Chair of IOTAS, said: “Lees Court Estate is on the North Downs near Faversham and in 2023 exciting evidence was found of a ring ditch in Stringmans Field, indicating that the structure may be older than the Bronze Age.
“This year’s excavations were planned to complete the examination of the ring ditch. Richard will be continuing the story of the excavations and he will hopefully be bringing some of the artefacts as well –a real treat.”
Doors open for the event at 7.15pm for start at 7.45pm, finishing by 9pm. IOTAS members have free admission, and guests (up to the limit of the hall’s accommodation) will be admitted on payment of a small donation, around £3.
Contact [email protected] to secure a place.
At a talk Monday 28 October, IOTAS will be hosting a presentation by Victoria Hosegood on the Thanet Archaeological Landscape Mapping Project, which aims to draw together data from the long history of archaeological investigations in the county of Kent.
This project has been funded by a grant from Historic England to Kent County Council. See the project website at: https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and-heritage/thanet-archaeological-landscape-mapping-project)
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