Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to ...

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 have ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have discovered a giant hand ax that is thought to be more than 200,000 years old. An international team ...