What is recorded here

This black commemorative plaque records: Stone hand axes found in East Devon reveal that humans have been living here for 250,000 years. People who found these axes in the 17th century thought they were thunderbolts ! Recorded plaque organisation: Devon County Council.

Thunderbolts refers to prehistoric stone tools mistakenly identified by 17th-century people as lightning strikes, highlighting early misconceptions about human history and archaeology.

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