"Intact 90,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Unearthed on Moroccan Beach"

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"Intact 90,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Unearthed on Moroccan Beach"
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Archaeologists have discovered 90,000-year-old human footprints on a beach in Larache, Morocco, making it the oldest human footprints ever found in North Africa and the southern Mediterranean. The footprints, attributed to at least five ice age humans of various age groups, were preserved due to favorable beach conditions. Using optically stimulated luminescence dating, researchers determined that the footprints date back approximately 90,000 years. The discovery sheds light on early human activity in the region, and further analysis aims to uncover the reasons behind the group's presence on the beach.

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