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Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.

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Category: 1991 dig

Exploring how our church has changed through time

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 3 Comments

Despite the current lock-down, we are still able to carry on with some work streams for the project.  Yesterday, Gabor Thomas and I had a video conference with the team at the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture (CSCC) at the University of York who will be preparing for us the digital reconstructions … Continue reading Exploring how our church has changed through time

Day 30 – Round-up on a revelatory 5 weeks of digging

August 11, 2019June 16, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 3 Comments

Because of the bad weather over night, Day 29 was a wash-out so far as digging was concerned.  We did however manage to get in our standard half day on Saturday, when we continued with excavating the burials in the chancel of the Anglo-Saxon church.  At the moment, we have no reason to think these … Continue reading Day 30 – Round-up on a revelatory 5 weeks of digging

Day 24 – Half way through the dig

August 5, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

For the first dry site tour since the dig began, it was great to see 55 people crowding the viewing gallery to hear Gabor Thomas explain where we have got to so far. We are now half way through the dig and we have been thrilled at how much has come to light.  We have … Continue reading Day 24 – Half way through the dig

More pictures of the 1991 dig in the Memorial Garden

June 20, 2019July 26, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 4 Comments

A search through the archives of the Lyminge Historical Society has revealed more pictures of the dig carried out in 1991 focused on the structure that Canon Jenkins described as an Atrium (or entrance hall).  You can see more pictures in this earlier post. It is possible to make out the steps that were drawn in … Continue reading More pictures of the 1991 dig in the Memorial Garden

A taster for the dig this summer

May 11, 2019July 27, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

We are indebted to David Holman who has shared with us photos of the dig in the area of the Memorial Garden that took place in the churchyard in the early 1990s. The excavation in the Memorial Garden looking east 13 August 1991(© David Holman) The excavation in the Memorial Garden looking north east 14 … Continue reading A taster for the dig this summer

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