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

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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

[Biophilic]

1. I love all these discoveries.

Somehow it lifts up my spirits that inspite of all the political insanity there are still others slowly and methodically seeking answers from our past. I’m not quite sure why but it helps me balance the insanity of the present.

[WhiteTara]

3. the world keeps on turning.

The sun keeps coming up, and although we may decimate all life on earth, the universe will create the next iteration of life.

[LisaM]

4. Same here.

I am really interested in how cross-cultural disciplines are finding out more and more about the past.

One fascinating thing is that in some cases, less is known about relatively calm periods than the turbulent ones (and how human history has been about cruelty, tribalism, and greed at times, and at other times, great art and discovery).

[paleotn]

2. Who says they shouldn't be there?

Contrary to what seems the popular notion, science is not static. That's the wonderful thing about it. Really neat discovery!

[tclambert]

5. There was a very old sign saying, "No shoes, no shirts, no service"

[Dem2theMax]

6. . . .

[keithbvadu2]

7. A Trump wall would have kept them out.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Apparently, even back then,...

it was a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud.