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Romney Marsh: Environmental Change and Human Occupation in a Coastal Lowland
edited by Jill Eddison, Mark Gardiner and Antony Long
Twelve papers exploring the development of Romney Marsh, a spit of land battered by some of Britain's stormiest seas. Topics range from the physical evolution and sediment layers to landscape transformation in late medieval and early modern times, and malarial trends. There are four papers on geomorphological developments, one about field archaeology and seven historical entries. "a particularly fine example of interdisciplinary research" ...
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Medieval Life on Romney Marsh Kent: Archaeological Discoveries from Around Lydd
by Luke Barber
Romney Marsh in Kent is the largest coastal wetland in southern England and has a long and complex history. This concise study reports on investigations carried out at Romney Marsh since 1991 around the town of Lydd, largely as a result of gravel extraction in the area. The excavations revealed a complex story of occupation and exploitation and provides evidence of how and when the area was reclaimed. The majority of the evidence dates from the ...
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Canterbury: 2000 Years of History
by Marjorie Lyle
Canterbury has been prominent in English history ever since the Romans founded the city of Durovernum Cantiacorum on the site of an Iron Age capital. First published in 1994, this is an updated edition of Lyle's accessible and general guide to the archaeology and history of Canterbury, beginning with a brief overview of the prehistoric evidence. Much of the volume focuses on the significance of St Augustine and the abbey during the Saxon ...
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On Track: The Archaeology of High Speed 1 Section 1 in Kent
by Paul Booth, Timothy Champion, Stuart Foreman, Paul Garwood, Helen Glass, Julian Munby and Andrew Reynolds
High Speed 1 (HS1) is the first new railway to be built in Britain for over a century and is the UKs first high speed railway. The publication of this volume celebrates the immense scale and award-winning quality of the archaeological and historic building investigations that resulted from the construction of Section 1 of the rail link in Kent.

The project encompasses some truly exceptional individual discoveries, such as the Early ...
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A Bronze Age Settlement at Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent
by M Diack
A programme of archaeological investigation was carried out by Canterbury Archaeological Trust in advance of a new housing development at the town of Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent between 1998 and 2003. Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age activity was indicated by lithic artefacts, though these were residual and there were no archaeological features dating from this period. Archaeological features noted on site date from the Middle Bronze Age ...
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Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996
by Keith Parfitt, Barry Cooke and John Cotter
n 1996 Canterbury Archaeological Trust conducted major excavations on the north-western side of Townwall Street, at Dover, ahead of the reconstruction of a petrol station. The site lies beyond the centre of the historic town, below Dover Castle, about 150 metres inland from the present seashore. It stands upon a ridge of sandy shingle, probably an earlier beach ridge. Contrary to local tradition, there was no evidence that the medieval town wall ...
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St Gregory's Priory. Northgate, Canterbury: Excavations 1988-1991
by Martin Hicks
A detailed report on excavations carried out at the site of St Gregory's Priory that revealed two major ecclesiastical buildings. The earliest church, founded by Archbishop Lanfranc in AD 1084 became a priory in 1133; it was rebuilt after a great fire in 1145, probably under the patronage of Archbishop Theobald, and was eventually dissolved in 1537. This large report outlines the historical and archaeological sequence at the site, describing the ...
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Excavations in the Marlowe Car Park and surrounding areas
by K. Blockley, M. Blockley, P. Blockley, S. S. Frere and S. Stow
Some of the largest and most important urban excavations ever undertaken in Europe are presented in this publication. They were conducted in the heart of the City of Canterbury, giving a record of its occupation over the last 2,000 years. Early excavations were carried out by the Canterbury Excavation Committee between 1946 and 1955, and more recently by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust between 1978 and 1982, prior to the construction of a ...
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Canterbury Excavations Intra- and Extra-Mural Sites 1949-55 and 1980-84
by S S Frere, Paul bennett, J Rady and sally Stow
Sites covered: Old Park, Sturry Road; The Conduit House, cathedral water supply; 78 Church Street (St Paul's); 7 St George's Place; 1 Oaten Hill Court; Whitehall Road; 3 Queen's Avenue; St Dunstan's churchyard; Cranmer House, London Road; St Peter's Lane; 25 St Peter's Street; 53 King Street; 3 Palace Street; 7 Palace Street; Blackfriars Gate; King's Bridge and All Saints Church; County Hotel and Fleur-de-Lis Yard: the Forum Area; High Street ...
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Excavations in the St George's Street and Burgate Street Areas
by S S Frere and Sally Stow
Sites covered: St George's Street bath-building; apsed building; excavations north and south of the street; excavations east and west of Canterbury Lane; excavations along Burgate Street; Bus Station. 368p, figs, folding plans (The Archaeology of Canterbury, Vol VII, 1983)
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