The stone tools are thought to represent a temporary hunting camp made by a small group of early humans. Dating from 500,000 years ago - around the same time as the human remains from Boxgrove - these are the oldest stone tools yet found in the UK. UK's oldest stone tools from near Coventryįive andesite (a volcanic rock) handaxes dating from this period have been found at Waverley Wood near Coventry.
