Human ancestors braved England’s ice-covered northlands 440,000 years ago

Evidence indicates that early humans braved Britain’s Ice Age

Archaeologists from the University of Cambridge have uncovered evidence that early humans not only lived in Britain more than 700,000 years ago, but braved Britain’s Ice Age 440,000 years ago. Excavations at Old Park on the banks of the River Stour in Canterbury, Kent, have revealed thousands of Palaeolithic stone tools attributed to Homo heidelbergensis, an early human species regarded as an ancestor of Neanderthals. According to a study publis…

Human ancestors braved England’s ice-covered northlands 440,000 years ago

How exactly ancient toolmakers survived the harsh conditions remains a mystery