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Ancient Footprints in White Sands Confirm Humans Reached America 23,000 Years Ago
Ancient footprints discovered in White Sands, New Mexico, have been confirmed to be over 23,000 years old, pushing back the timeline of human presence in the Americas by nearly 10,000 years. Radiocarbon dating of mud samples across three labs supports their authenticity, challenging long-held beliefs about the Clovis culture and reshaping early mig...
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20,000-Year-Old Transport Marks in New Mexico Reveal Early American Mobility
Drag marks found at White Sands National Park indicate that early Americans used wooden travois to transport goods over 20,000 years ago. The markings, alongside human footprints, resemble structures later used by Indigenous groups. Experimental archaeology confirmed that similar marks could be replicated using wooden poles, reinforcing the idea th...
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Fossil Footprints Show Two Ancient Human Ancestors "Crossed Paths"
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya.
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Young Girl Uncovers Dinosaur Footprints on South Wales Beach
In an extraordinary turn of events, 10-year-old Tegan’s beach outing in South Wales led to the remarkable discovery of dinosaur footprints dating back over 200 million years. While exploring Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, Tegan and her mother Claire stumbled upon five large footprints, which palaeontologists believe were made by a came...
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Footprints Dating Back To Over 20,000 Years Found In New Mexico
Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches.
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Did Humans Settle In North America Before Ice Age End? Ancient Footprints Show...
Footprints dating back 23,000 years have been discovered in the United States, suggesting humans settled North America long before the end of the last Ice Age, research published Thursday showed.
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Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans May Have Come From Europe, Not Africa
Scientists have discovered human-like footprints in the Greek island Crete - dating back to 5.7 million years, which suggests that human ancestors may have existed in Europe at the same time as they evolved in Africa.
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Scientists Discover Hundreds Of Footprints Left At Dawn Of Modern Humanity
The footprints weave intricate paths across the desolate landscape. Some tracks race straight toward an unseen finish line; others meander, the outlines of their ancient owners' toes and curves of their arches carved deeply into the sun-baked earth.
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Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK
Scientists say they have discovered human footprints in England that are at least 800,000 years old - the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in Northern Europe.
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Ancient Footprints in White Sands Confirm Humans Reached America 23,000 Years Ago
Ancient footprints discovered in White Sands, New Mexico, have been confirmed to be over 23,000 years old, pushing back the timeline of human presence in the Americas by nearly 10,000 years. Radiocarbon dating of mud samples across three labs supports their authenticity, challenging long-held beliefs about the Clovis culture and reshaping early mig...
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20,000-Year-Old Transport Marks in New Mexico Reveal Early American Mobility
Drag marks found at White Sands National Park indicate that early Americans used wooden travois to transport goods over 20,000 years ago. The markings, alongside human footprints, resemble structures later used by Indigenous groups. Experimental archaeology confirmed that similar marks could be replicated using wooden poles, reinforcing the idea th...
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Fossil Footprints Show Two Ancient Human Ancestors "Crossed Paths"
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya.
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Young Girl Uncovers Dinosaur Footprints on South Wales Beach
In an extraordinary turn of events, 10-year-old Tegan’s beach outing in South Wales led to the remarkable discovery of dinosaur footprints dating back over 200 million years. While exploring Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, Tegan and her mother Claire stumbled upon five large footprints, which palaeontologists believe were made by a came...
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Footprints Dating Back To Over 20,000 Years Found In New Mexico
Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches.
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Did Humans Settle In North America Before Ice Age End? Ancient Footprints Show...
Footprints dating back 23,000 years have been discovered in the United States, suggesting humans settled North America long before the end of the last Ice Age, research published Thursday showed.
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Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans May Have Come From Europe, Not Africa
Scientists have discovered human-like footprints in the Greek island Crete - dating back to 5.7 million years, which suggests that human ancestors may have existed in Europe at the same time as they evolved in Africa.
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Scientists Discover Hundreds Of Footprints Left At Dawn Of Modern Humanity
The footprints weave intricate paths across the desolate landscape. Some tracks race straight toward an unseen finish line; others meander, the outlines of their ancient owners' toes and curves of their arches carved deeply into the sun-baked earth.
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Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK
Scientists say they have discovered human footprints in England that are at least 800,000 years old - the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in Northern Europe.
