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Who are we?

People who support the team of professional archaeologists of the CAT because we are interested in the exciting discoveries made in Canterbury and the county of Kent.
These include:

• Excavations at the Channel Tunnel Terminal site at Folkestone, revealing history from the Bronze Age to Victorian times.
• Discovering the Dover Bronze Age Boat, dated 1300 BC.
• Excavating Canterbury Cathedral Nave, revealing four stages of the early Anglo-Saxon cathedral.
• Piecing together the jig-saw of Canterbury's past from a series of city centre digs.
• Excavating the rich Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Buckland, Dover.

How do we help the Trust?

By giving practical help

• Digging on site with other volunteers.
• Pot-washing and other help at headquarters at 92a Broad Street, Canterbury.
• Manning the Visitors' Centre at major excavations.

By raising money to

• Buy special equipment, eg. specialist photographic equipment and updating the computer network which increases the efficiency of the Trust.
• Support the Library at headquarters.
• Help members of staff to attend short courses to update their professional skills and to represent the Trust at national and international conferences.
• Support the products of the Archaeology in Education Service.

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General Enquiries

c/o Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 92a Broad Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2LU
tel: 01227 462062 • fax: 01227 784724 • email: admin@canterburytrust.co.uk