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Giant stone HANDAXE is discovered at an Ice Age site in Kent

The excavations, which took place in Kent, revealed prehistoric artefacts in deep Ice Age sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley.

Mysterious giant 300,000-year-old hand axes were found at an Ice Age site in England Scientists can t work out why they are so big

The axes, one of which is about a foot long, were far to big to have been held easily. Archaeologists think they may have been used as part of demonstrations of strength and skill.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS Breakfast 20240604 05:28:00

researchers have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in britain in kent. the excavations in the medway valley revealed 800 artefacts thought to be more than 300,000 years old. the team from ucl archaeology south east also found a roman cemetery during the dig. an area of water 55 kilometres off the sussex coast has been granted special protection and will soon see all damaging activity, such as bottom towed trawling, banned. the 466km squared dolphin head area, is one of only three sites in england designated as a highly protected marine area. sussex wildlife trust says the order will ensure the entire marine ecosystem is protected. there is huge potential now to recover the ecosystem and to get it back to how it should be naturally which is quite a thriving area and known as a bit of a biodiversity hotspot, so all sorts of interesting

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