Secret Dartmouth

Secret Dartmouth

Boston in 50 Buildings

Boston in 50 Buildings

50 Finds From Kent

Objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme

Series: 50 Finds

Publication Date15th August 2021

Book FormatPaperback

pages96

Illustrations150

Height234

Width165

A range of fascinating archaeological finds from the portable antiquities scheme, this time in Kent.
Regular Price £15.99 Online Price: £14.39
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ISBN
9781445697826
Hemmed in by river, downland and sea, the archaeology of Kent has always had a reputation for uniqueness. So when the Portable Antiquities Scheme, an initiative to record objects found by members of the public, was launched in 1997, Kent was the obvious choice to become a pilot county.

It did not disappoint. Kent has so far produced finds such the headline-grabbing, solid gold Ringlemere cup, a unique Roman Republican helmet –the only one ever found in Britain – and several Anglo-Saxon garnet-inlaid brooches. Not to mention the anonymous, wide scatterings of pot sherds, buckles, occasional lost keys and swathes of often indecipherable coins.

Telling the history of Kent through its objects, every find in this book was discovered by a member of the public and recorded by the PAS. Each one helps us fit together a bigger, clearer picture of Kent’s history, its people and relationship with the wider world.
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