The Anonymous Widower

Man Finds Prehistoric Handaxe On His Tea Break

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

A man discovered a prehistoric handaxe while he was “kicking his feet” on the ground during a tea break.

These are the first three paragraphs, which add some detail to the story.

Colin Cooley, 57, from Otley, Suffolk, works as a dumper driver on the Sizewell C excavation site.

Toward the end of a tea break, he noticed a piece of rock that he believed looked like a handaxe.

“All hell broke loose” when it was confirmed to be between 36,000 and 59,000 years old, and Hadley Sharman, an archaeologist working on the site, added it was a “blinder” of a find.

I suppose that the Nimbies will use the find to stop the power station getting built!

On the other hand Crossrail has used archaeology to make friends with the public, as I pointed out in Bison To Bedlam Or How To Make Friends.

August 9, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Archaeology, Crossrail, Nimbies, Sizewell C Construction, Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, Suffolk