Early humans dating back to 600,000-year-old discovered in UK(1/4)

Photo released on June 22, 2022 shows an artist reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis making a flint hand axe. (Photo/VCG)

Archaeological discoveries made on the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent confirm the presence of early humans in southern Britain between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, making it one of the earliest known Paleolithic sites in northern Europe.

Photo released on June 22, 2022 shows a fossil skull cast of Homo heidelbergensis. (Photo/VCG)

Photo released on June 22, 2022 shows a selection of flint artifacts excavated at the site. (Photo/VCG)

Photo released on June 22, 2022 shows a hand axe discovered in the 1920s. (Photo/VCG)