Findspot record TQ 55 NE 281 - Ightham, field to west of Bewley Farm: surface finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 59325 55110 (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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Full Description
Ightham, field to west of Bewley Farm: surface finds in late 19th century of several Palaeolithic handaxes (1, 2, 3) recorded by Roe in the 1960s (4) and then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (5)
<1> Spurrell FCJ, , 1883, Palaeolithic implements found in West Kent. , p94 (Article in serial). ske32204.
<2> 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.
<3> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p608 (Monograph). SWX6573.
<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, pp 158, 159 (Monograph). SWX6570.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.31, NWK6.48 (Monograph). SWX6569.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE32204 Article in serial: Spurrell FCJ, . 1883. Palaeolithic implements found in West Kent. . Archaeologia Cantiana 15: 89-103. p94.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX6573 Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p608.
- <4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. pp 158, 159.
- <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]. NWK6.31, NWK6.48.
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 3:59PM