"The flint axe was the Swiss Army knife of its time. We know from research work that the part of the human brain which enables us to create such a tool is the same part responsible for forming ...

This axe, discovered in 1859, was the first strong evidence that we have been here for much longer. It is thought to be around 400,000 years old and, since then, even older stone tools have been ...

The axe was found two years ago and has always held a fascination which keeps drawing the owner back to the object. It's his piece of history to keep.

He told how his boyhood had been spent in Higham Ferrers and that he had several artefacts, including the flint axe, and felt the collection should be returned to the town. Councillor Chris O ...