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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Dec 31, 2024, 08:37 PM Dec 31

Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn't Be [View all]

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age.

Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.

These human prints were surrounded by animals but not hunted animals, indicating humans were just thirsty.

A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say. The seven footprints, found amidst a clutter of hundreds of prehistoric animal prints, are estimated to be 115,000 years old.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/archaeologists-found-115-000-old-142700632.html

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