Archaeologists believe they may have stumbled upon a major Stone Age
site - on the route of a new bypass.  The site dates back between
250,000 and 300,000 years and may even provide evidence of one of the
earliest uses of fire.

Archaeologists discovered a range of items at the location in Harnham,
near Salisbury in Wiltshire, including 44 "very rare" flint hand axes -
the earliest form of tool used by man.

Yet the dig was only organised after the county council unveiled plans
to build a relief road for the village.

One of the most exciting discoveries on the site has been evidence of
charcoal - which could point to an early use of fire.

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