#FindsFriday – Hand Axe

Last week we found something really awesome on site!This is a hand axe, likely from the lower Palaeolithic period. It could be around half a million years old or even older This Prehistoric stone tool would have been shaped by hitting it with another stone (knapping). It was likely made and used by early hominid species, probably as a cutting toolA better understanding of the site’s local geology will help us to pin down the details on this item, but for now, we are just really excited about this findWhat do you think?