Findspot record TQ 55 NE 262 - Ightham, side of Oldbury Hill, Styant's Bottom: surface-finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 57960 56530 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55NE |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ightham, side of Oldbury Hill, Styant's Bottom: surface-finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes in late 19th century (1, 2), one in collection of British Museum and another held at Maidstone Museum recorded by Roe in the 1960s (3) then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (4).
Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.
<1> Prestwich, J., 1889, On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age, p284 (Article in serial). SKE31330.
<2> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p608 (Monograph). SWX6573.
<3> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p163 (Monograph). SWX6570.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.59 (Monograph). SWX6569.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].
- <1> SKE31330 Article in serial: Prestwich, J.. 1889. On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age. Vol 45, 270 - 297. p284.
- <2> SWX6573 Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p608.
- <3> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p163.
- <4> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK6.59.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)
Record last edited
Jul 8 2025 4:24PM