The thanetarch website is maintained by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology, a charitable trust that provides professional archaeological services to developers, educational activities to the community and maintains the Virtual Museum of Thanet's Archaeology.
Archaeological Services
All planning and development related archaeological services are provided by the professional staff of the Trust. Follow the menu link for contact details and information.
Virtual Museum
The Virtual Museum of Thanet's archaeology can be found by following the links on the menu or wherever you see the museum image.
Learn...See...do...
To find out how you can learn about the archaeology of Thanet, see the important sites in the area and do archaeological activities with the Trust for Thanet Archaeology follow the links under the Learn...see...do! image for events and quicklinks to information. Information on September Events and more...
Publications
Publications available to order from the Trust include
a comprehensive overview of the area's archaeology in The
Isle of Thanet from Prehistory to the Norman Conquest
published by the History Press/Tempus.
Follow the link from the image of the book to order a copy signed by the author.
Where is Thanet?
The Isle of Thanet is located at the eastern tip of Kent. Thanet was once separated from the mainland of Kent by the Wantsum channel, an area of low lying marshes where rivers, streams and salt water met behind a shingle barrier. The Wantsum was once navigable by sea-going ships. but in the late 16th century, silt from the River Stour closed the channel to larger vessels. The area of the old Wantsum channel is now low lying marshland and is mainly used for agriculture.
The unique geographical setting of Thanet has contributed to the diversity and richness of the area's archaeology.