Torquay — Hand axes of 40,000 years ago

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Torquay — Hand axes of 40,000 years ago

Torquay is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Torquay, United Kingdom: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

The area of modern Torquay has been inhabited since Paleolithic times: hand axes found in Kents Cavern have been dated as 40,000 years old.

Origins and history

The area comprising modern Torquay has been inhabited since Paleolithic times, and hand axes found in Kents Cavern have been dated as 40,000 years old, together with a fragment of a human maxilla. Torquay is today a seaside town of Torbay in Devon.

Key facts

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Region: England
  • Places in this archive: 0

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Sources

The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.

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