Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group

05/11/2026

Shout out to all 18-25 year olds who are interested in a career in archaeology, working in Whitstable!

Swale Coasts in Mind have two amazing opportunities in this citizen science project commencing in January 2027, assisting archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) in the Whitstable Community Museum & Gallery, giving candidates hands-on practical experience in a 3 month paid work placement.

See the poster for more details and how to apply!

05/11/2026

A wonderful opportunity for a budding archaeologist!

Shout out to all 18-25 year olds who are interested in a career in archaeology, working in Whitstable!

Swale Coasts in Mind have two amazing opportunities in this citizen science project commencing in January 2027, assisting archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) in the Whitstable Community Museum & Gallery, giving candidates hands-on practical experience in a 3 month paid work placement.

See the poster for more details and how to apply!

26/08/2026

Another article about FSARG. Look out for the CommunityAd Magazine landing on your doormat!

18/08/2026

Happy St Helena's Day everyone! St Helena is the patron saint of archaeology. The mother of Constantine the Great, she travelled to Jerusalem in the 4th Century to search for Jesus's tomb and allegedly unearthed the True Cross in the year 326. Further information at https://catholicsaints.info/saint-helena/
and https://www.magdala.org/journal/archaeology-saint-helena-patron-saint-of-archaeologists

!!

13/08/2026

This evening we challenged Faversham Elizabethans Badminton Club to a game of Bat and Trap. After some hard-fought matches we emerged victorious by 3 games to 2! A great evening spent forging new friendships and discussing archaeology with the local community. (All that trowelling and shovelling obviously helped develop our hand-eye coordination! 😁)

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Our two-week dig finished yesterday, so today we moved some of our equipment into our brand-new store in west Faversham.
We're now taking a well-earned break for the next fortnight, and then we will start looking at all the finds from our latest digs in more detail, so watch this space to find out what we've discovered!

03/08/2026

We've been finding lots of iron slag this last week. Looks like maybe we need to study it a lot more closely!

03/08/2026

Bricks, but green, and loads of them!! Possibly made from the Thanet sands. We are digging very near to the railway line so wonder if they were used in some way during its construction. Further research needed and all suggestions welcome...