Ancient Knives Unsurprisingly Found in Knifeland

England: packed with knives for 800,000 years. (Or, I guess, that’s 800,000 minus 74,000 years if you believe in the Bible.) This pushes back the estimated time that humans settled Northern Europe by 100,000 years. “The researchers believe the humans adapted their way of life to cope with tougher living conditions, with few edible plants and animals, and extremely cold winters. ‘My personal hunch is that they had some sort of clothing,’ said [British Museum archaeologist Nick] Ashton.” Just like they do now!