An Early Bronze Age "B" 2 beaker, found in a sandpit on Ightham Common, was purchased by the British Museum. Acc. No. 1931/12-14. The beaker is globular shaped with a slightly outbent lip and is made of light drab-coloured clay, burnished on the surface and decorated from lip to base with horizontal lines impressed with a twisted cord. (1-4) There are two sandpits on Ightham Common. Fielders sandpit at TQ 58605490 is disused and partly built over. The Marley Tile Co. pit at TQ 5900 5550 is still being worked, but no further information could be obtained there. (5)

<1> Ant J 12 1932 169-70 illust (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE33127.

<2> Arch Cant 45 1933 174 illust (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE35154.

<3> BM Acc Register (OS Card Reference). SKE38185.

<4> PPS 4 1938 97 (Piggott) (OS Card Reference). SKE48600.

<5> F1 ASP 08-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42005.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 25 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2768.