"Groundbreaking Discovery: Ancient Humans Wore Shoes 150,000 Years Ago!"
A new study from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa suggests that ancient humans may have been wearing shoes as early as 75,000-150,000 years ago, during the Middle Stone Age. Previous research had suggested that people in South Africa only began wearing footwear about 2,000 years ago. The evidence for ancient shoes comes from fossilized imprints found along South Africa's Cape Coast, resembling tracks made by shoes. The researchers believe that these imprints provide persuasive data that ancient humans were wearing shoes for protection. This discovery challenges previous assumptions about the history of footwear and suggests that the region of southern Africa has been a hub for developing cognitive and practical abilities for an extended period.