Family discovers rare Stone Age hand axe on the Isle of Wight

A family discovered a rare Stone Age hand axe on the Isle of Wight during a fossil-hunting trip. The flint tool, authenticated as Palaeolithic or pre-Palaeolithic, may be the oldest found on the island and dates back 250,000-600,000 years. The axe was found at Brook Bay, an area where coastal erosion is revealing ancient artefacts from a time when the island was connected to the mainland.