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Pathways to the Past

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.

  • About
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Why is the domain name “Geopaethas” ?
  • Latest News
  • FIND OUT MORE
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Excavating Queen Ethelburga’s Church
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The Stones of Lyminge
  • THE ROYAL SAXON WAY
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
  • NEW ART IN LYMINGE
    • ‘Eternal Source’
    • ‘Two Saints’
    • ‘Monument to Ethelburga’
    • ‘The Ethelburga Quilt’
  • Contact us
  • DONATE
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

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Day 15 – A discovery and some questions

July 25, 2019July 27, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 2 Comments

It is strange how one can pass something familiar many, many times and not appreciate what it actually is.  So we have the remarkable discovery that the round arch of the original Norman south door to the current church is still preserved in the stone work above the existing pointed Gothic doorway.  You can see … Continue reading Day 15 – A discovery and some questions

Day 14 – Questions around the porch

July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 4 Comments

It was a very hot day on site on Tuesday.  Progress is now necessarily slower because we are hand-digging everything, but also it is hard work in the heat. We are taking down the ground level east of the apse and have encountered burials that may well be early and associated with the Anglo-Saxon church. … Continue reading Day 14 – Questions around the porch

Day 13, Week 3 begins

July 23, 2019July 26, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

With the end of machining on site, we now have more volunteers available and can begin exploring what we hope are the remaining archaeological layers.  We don't know what Canon Jenkins left, but we are hoping that he concentrated on the walls and left undisturbed archaeology for us to investigate.  The coming weeks will reveal … Continue reading Day 13, Week 3 begins

Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge

July 21, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

As today is a rest day, there are no excavations on which we can report.  Instead, a feature article has been added here setting out some of the story of how Canon Jenkins came to be in Lyminge in the first place, how he came to discover the Anglo-Saxon church, and why he developed what we … Continue reading Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge

Day 11 – The site is ready

July 19, 2019July 26, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

There has been more heavy work requiring machinery than we had originally anticipated, but the work is now complete.  We have taken out the concrete and flints from around the base of the chancel of the standing church, as you can see here at the east end. The guttering has also been removed from the … Continue reading Day 11 – The site is ready

Day 5- The work in Trench 3 continues

July 12, 2019July 26, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

Work has continued today, excavating the path that leads from close to the south door up towards the New Churchyard and the War Memorial.  We have machined down to a level that now needs to be worked by hand, and are now extending the trench at this level towards the New Churchyard. According to Canon … Continue reading Day 5- The work in Trench 3 continues

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  • ABOUT THE PROJECT
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Why is the domain name “Geopaethas” ?
  • Blogs
  • FIND OUT MORE
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Excavating Queen Ethelburga’s Church
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The Stones of Lyminge
  • THE ROYAL SAXON WAY
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
  • NEW ART IN LYMINGE
    • ‘Eternal Source’
    • ‘Two Saints’
    • ‘Monument to Ethelburga’
    • ‘The Ethelburga Quilt’
  • CONTACT US
  • DONATE
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

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