Archaeology in Canterbury
Here you can learn about some of the archaeological work that has been undertaken in Canterbury in the past, particularly in areas near the sites that Time Team will be investigating this weekend.
As you will see, whatever Time Team discovers over the bank holiday weekend is, to some extent, the result of what has gone before…
First, there are summaries of previous archaeological investigations at the Time Team sites, taken from the project design submitted by Time Team and the Canterbury Archaeological Trust.
We also have reprints of articles from Current Archaeology and from Canterbury's Archaeology, the annual reports published by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust.
- The founding of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust and its early work
- Murdered Roman soldiers, the Roman city wall and a discovery in the cathedral roof
- An overview of ancient Canterbury, including a mysterious family burial
- Anglo-Saxon Canterbury
- St Gregory's Priory
- The Anglo-Saxon cathedral: part of Current Archaeology's Timeline
- A very readable, detailed look at Roman Canterbury
- Excavations at Greyfriars
- An archaeological evaluation at St Peter's Methodist School: location of the Time Team Live incident room
- A thorough overview of Tyler Hill's medieval pottery and tile industry
- Discoveries made during the replacement of a sewer on Tyler Hill
- What lies under Rutherford College on Tyler Hill