Museum experts believe the hand axe is from the Late Middle Palaeolithic era—anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. “Ben found the flint axe in the upper shingle at Shoreham Beach, so it is ...

Two giant hand axes have been uncovered in prehistoric sediment in England. The tools, which are more than 300,000-year-old, are so big they are difficult to handle. Archaeologists think they may ...

The item turned out to be a hand axe from the late Middle Paleolithic period, an era dating back between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago, according to a Nov. 21 Facebook post by Worthing Museum.

The largest of the "Giant hand-axes" found at the future site of the Maritime Academy School in Frindsbury, Kent, measures 29.6 cm in length, and a maximum width of 11.3 cm ...

Researchers are using highly precise chemical analysis and artificial intelligence to determine the likely source of stones from which ancient humans created flint hand axes some 750,000 years ago ...

The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone. BBC - A History of the World - Object : 10,000 year old Flint Hand Axe British Broadcasting Corporation Home ...

A paper in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal suggests a 15th-century diptych depicts St. Steven carrying a prehistoric hand-axe.

Just Unearthed a Trove of 800 Ice Age Tools, Including ‘Giant’ Hand Axes Almost Too Large to Hold The crown jewel of the hoard is a flint cutting tool believed to be the third-largest ever ...

A friend asked me (why me?) if I could value a stone age flint axe which has come into his possession. I went to eBay where an advert caught my eye: “Authentic stone age flint hand axe rare artifact ...

Experts believe the flint axe was carved between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago. ... “Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex,” Sainsbury told Fox News. “This is the first to be found in years.