[Stones] axes found

[Ric]

Thanks,

Re. your link:

"People first lived in Britain about 700,000 years ago
... The first fully developed Neanderthals emerged
around 130,000 years ago and remained in Europe until
30,000 years ago." 

am equally no expert here, but guesstimate the arrival
of modern humans in North West Europe at some time
around 40-50,000 years ago? which i guess tallies with
the 30K limit for Neanderthals, when the two species
co-existed?

however, the "700,000 years ago" people must have been
Homo Erectus?

http://archaeology.about.com/od/homoerectus/a/pakefield.htm

be that as it may be, these 100,000 year old *hand
axes* must predate modern humans?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6099422.stm

thanks again,

Ric



--- Thomas Goskar <t.goskar at wessexarch.co.uk> wrote:

> I¹m no expert in this area, but people in the know
> here at Wessex have
> written an FAQ:
>
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/marine/bmapa/north-sea-handaxes/
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On 10/3/08 22:19, "Ric" <megalith6 at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > who would have wielded these hand-axes ~ Homo
> > Neanderthalis? 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > --- Thomas Goskar <t.goskar at wessexarch.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> > And the full story here, of course ;-)
> >> > 
> >> > Evidence of Ice Age hunters found below North
> Sea
> >> > 
> >
>
http://news.wessexarch.co.uk/2008/03/09/evidence-of-ice-age-hunters-found-be
> >> > low-north-sea/
> >> > 
> >> > Cheers, 
> >> > 
> >> > Tom 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > On 10/3/08 10:29, "Mark White"
> >> > <markjnwhite at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> > 
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > this just in on the Guardian's site.
> >>> > > mw x 


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