Trust For Thanet Archaeology

16/06/2026

At Quex Park, Birchington.

10/06/2026

Hello everyone! This evening, we have something for you all to ponder and give us your thoughts on.
This piece of worked animal bone with a nail through it was found at Minster Roman villa excavations some years ago and has recently re surfaced during sorting of finds boxes.
What do you think? What was it for?

29/05/2026

Take a walk through the Hortus Romanus, our recreated Roman garden, where we have reconstructed what a heatwave in the second century AD would look like. (It appears the second century gardeners have messed up the sound so low volume is probably best).

28/05/2026

Lovely yellow flowers of the Flag Iris just came out in the Hortus Romanus pond over the last couple of days.

25/05/2026

This morning's Fingerprints of the Ancestor's collaborative workshop with was a wonderful opportunity to show people the full story of archaeological ceramics and to see them create their own interpretations of ancient pottery.

21/05/2026

20/05/2026

A frequent visitor to the Hortus Romanus has been this magnificent Peacock who has regaled the Villa owners and the second century gardeners with both bloodcurdling cries and superb tail feather displays. Luckily he has avoided the hunt for special treats in the annual round of religious festivals and entertainment the Villa owners must endure.

19/05/2026

Continuing the Roman garden theme for Chelsea week, here's two views of our Hortus Romanus, one taken in 2020 and the other in May 2026. A tribute to the hard work of the Villa owners in giving clear instructions to the second century gardeners.

18/05/2026

It has become customary to celebrate the start of the Chelsea Flower show with a flashback to the garden's of the Roman era with an update on the Hortus Romanus. After some damage from an extended barbarian incursion, the villa owners managed to round up the second century gardeners who had escaped in the confusion, getting them back to work refurbishing the Hortus and restoring order in the general area.

17/05/2026

Yesterday, the Pop Up Museum of Thanet's Archaeology popped up at the Ramsgate Tunnels History day with this timeline spanning six thousand years of ceramics from our wonderful archive.