Findspot record TQ 55 NE 298 - Ightham, field to east of Bewley Farm: surface finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes

Ightham, field to east of Bewley Farm: surface finds in late 19th century of several Palaeolithic handaxes (1, 2) recorded by Roe in the 1960s (3) and then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (4)

<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, pp 158, 159 (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], NWK6.37, NWK6.38, NWK6.61 (Monograph). SWX6569.