Welcome W ith another year’s hard work nearly concluded it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on some of the amazing achievements completed by the Trust’s excavation, outreach and post-excavation teams. We’ve certainly been busy! As I write, there’s just under a week to go before Christmas, yet all our field staff are on-site battling atrocious weather conditions to ensure critical end-of-year deadlines are met. In the office, the processing of finds and environmental material continues unabated, while the hard work of our post-excavation team has ensured report production is maintained, on time and to the high standards for which CAT is renowned. The following articles represent a snapshot summary of some of the work undertaken over the last year as described in our bi-monthly e-newsletters. Issues surrounding client confidentiality mean we are not always able to report on all our fieldwork projects. However, the range of project types undertaken is well represented, with the huge area-excavation at Innovation Park, Medway, at one end and the small yet archaeologically sensitive work at Mint Yard, Canterbury, at the other. It has been a particularly good year for those involved in CAT’s outreach activities, with community digs in Dover and Canterbury and major exhibitions in Dover and Rochester, the success of the latter being aided by the drive and enthusiasm of our new Artist in Residence, Bryan Hawkins. There was also a welcome return to the Roman villa site at East Wear Bay, Folkestone, with evaluation work paving the way to what we hope will be four further seasons of community-led excavation at the site. Numerous research and publication successes over the year have culminated in the completion of ‘Farming, Everyday Life and Ritual’, a publication summarising the results of a large and internationally important excavation carried out by CAT in the late 2000s. Behind all these achievements are, of course, our staff. Space allows the mention of just a few, such as our Environmental Champion, our Schools Outreach staff and our Mental Health First-aider. Without exception, though, all have worked tirelessly to contribute to what has been a very successful year. To all our staff, I give a huge ‘thank you’. Bring on 2023!
In our December issue Contents Page
Mental Health Champions
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All work and no play COP22 motivates CAT to do more
Pre-AD 1300 human bones at
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Dover Market Square Rare opportunity to dig into Dover Mason Dieu’s past Twenty Centuries at Canterbury project Building recording helps vital restorations for Christ Church Gate, Canterbury Cathedral Micro-CT Scanning: Innovations in the recording of cremation burials Suggested wooden superstructure
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Ask an archaeologist
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A leap of faith for King Edward I at Winchelsea Nurturing young talent
Evidence for industrial activity
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Innovation Park Digging success
Reconstructing John of
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Wheathampstead In The Shadow of The Castle: The Story
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of St James’ Dover Community dig no.2
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Alison Hicks, Director
International interest in
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Roman mosaic Return to Mint Yard
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Construction networking success
The Ghosts of Other Things
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An extraordinary Christmas find!
Pictures from CAT
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Editor Mark Houliston Writers Team CAT Design Karen Kelly Photography Team CAT
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