Welcome from the Editor

Welcome to the Spring 2022 Newsletter.

Many exciting and key features in this issue. I draw your attention to the article by Frank Beresford, titled Twisted Ovate Palaeolithic Handaxes and a recent surface find in Kent, which captivated me upon reading. Clive Drew highlights the Society’s 165th anniversary. I have included a re-issue of my favourite past article, A

Glimpse into Iron Age Custom & Belief, by the late, great, Nigel MacPherson-Grant. We will soon release the Society’s updated logo, thanks to our newly appointed Brand and Communications Manager, Nicky Hammond. We also welcome Clive Holden, newly-appointed chair of the Kent Defence Research Group (KDRG), one of the most active and productive Special Interest Groups.

This issue contains statements from the Society leadership team, including our President, Kerry Brown, outlining decisions to keep the Society running and maintaining the membership informed.

The Newsletter remains an outlet for the fantastic heritage and the tremendous work going on out there and to communicate important information. Moreover, it exists so that you, the membership, may convey a broad range of topics devoted to the history and archaeology of Kent. I encourage members to consider authoring that article you have always wanted to and help inform the wider historical and archaeological community of what is taking place in our heritage-rich and diverse county.

Enjoy this issue, and, hopefully, we can all get out under the glorious Kent sunshine and enjoy the history and archaeology of our county

Best wishes,

Richard

Front Cover image reproduced with kind permission of Mauricio Anton.

The editor wishes to draw attention to the fact that neither he nor the KAS Council are answerable for opinions which contributors may express in their signed articles; each author is alone responsible for the contents and substance of their work.