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Fossilized human footprints dating back 115,000 years were discovered in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, providing the earliest direct evidence of Homo sapiens in the region, likely made during a brief period when the area supported a freshwater lake and diverse wildlife, indicating early human movement and behavior in a now-arid landscape.
Scientists discovered the oldest known human footprints in North America at White Sands National Park, dating back 23,000 to 21,000 years, challenging previous timelines and suggesting early human presence during the Last Glacial Maximum. The footprints, mainly of teenagers and children, provide insights into daily life and are under threat from erosion.
85 human footprints dating back 90,000 years were discovered on a Moroccan beach, representing one of the largest and best-preserved trackways ever found. The footprints, belonging to a multigenerational group of children, adolescents, and adults, were preserved on a rocky platform covered in clay sediments. Analysis suggests the group likely traveled through the Sinai peninsula before reaching the beach, shedding light on the migration patterns of Homo sapiens during the Late Pleistocene.
An international team of archaeologists has discovered a trackway made by multiple humans approximately 90,000 years ago on a Moroccan beach, representing the only known human trackway from that time in history in that part of the world. The footprints, found by accident, were made by at least five people of different ages, and the researchers suggest that the preservation of the trackway occurred due to a combination of factors including the location, sediment composition, and tidal activity.
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.
Researchers have dated ancient human footprints found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, to at least 20,000 years ago, challenging the previous belief that humans arrived in the Americas around 14,000 years ago. Some scientists were skeptical of the footprints' age and the dating methods used. However, new evidence, including radiocarbon dating of pollen grains and optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediment, supports the original date of the footprints. The data strongly indicate human presence in the Americas around 20,000 years ago, but some experts still require further evidence to accept the footprints' age.
New research has confirmed that the oldest human footprints in North America, found in White Sands, New Mexico, are at least 21,500 years old. The dating was performed using radiocarbon dating of seeds and conifer pollen, as well as optically stimulated luminescence dating of quartz. The results provide strong evidence that humans were present in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, shedding light on the history of human migration and habitation on the continent.