“The hand axe–like stone had social significance and the ... This paper strongly suggests prehistoric hand axes were discovered and cherished more than a century earlier than was previously ...

Around 1455, a medieval French painter and miniaturist named Jean Fouquet painted a small diptych with two panels, one of which depicts St. Stephen holding a strangely shaped stone—usually ...

A stone ax of the type used more than 500,000 years ago has been spotted in an unexpected place — a painting from the 15th century. Typically made from flint, “Acheulean” hand axes were oval ...

It is believed that this type of tool was usually held in the hand and may have been used ... have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain, including a footlong ...

Dr Ömer Aksoy, Project Director, said: "This hand axe is one of the most important finds from our ongoing survey of the Qurh Plain. This amazing stone tool is more than a half a meter long ...

A prehistoric treasure trove of stone axes and tools from the Ice-Age ... One of the items include a giant hand axe, which is around 30cm long. "We describe these tools as giants when they are ...

A prehistoric giant stone axe, dating back 200,000 years, was discovered in northwest Arabia by an archaeological expedition. This finding, made in the desert near Al-Ula, could potentially rewrite ...

In addition, three stone axes—possibly originating from prehistoric axe production sites in the heart of the Lake District—had previously been found in and near the stone circle, the latest in ...

NALGONDA: A polished stone axe made of black basalt from the Neolithic period, dating back to around 4000 BCE, was found at Gundrampalli in Chityal mandal. The prehistoric stone tool, measuring 15 ...

Hyderabad: Paleolithic tools, including a stone axe, were found in a stream between Gurrevula and Bhupathipuram villages in Telangana’s Mulugu district. History enthusiasts of Kotha Telangana ...