Ancient axe found at George Washington estate

Six millennia after a stone axe was carved, it was rediscovered by a pair of Ohio teens on an archeological dig at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Mount Vernon officials announced the Oct. 12 find Wednesday. They called it a major discovery that provides a look into the lives of those who lived on the Virginia site before it became the first president’s home. The 17.8-centimetre axe head was found by high school students Dominic Anderson and Jared Phillips while helping map out the dimensions of what’s believed to be a cemetery for slaves and their descendants.