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Footprints from 10,000 years ago reveal treacherous trek of traveler, toddler - CNET

Footprints from 10,000 years ago reveal treacherous trek of traveler, toddler - CNET

Footprints from 10,000 years ago reveal treacherous trek of traveler, toddler - CNET
Oct 16, 2020 52 secs

Human prints found in a dried-up New Mexico lakebed tell a dramatic story of perseverance.

Ancient human footprints found in a dried-up New Mexico lakebed present a remarkably detailed snapshot from more than 10,000 years ago.

The prints, believed to be the longest known trackway of early-human footprints, tell a dramatic story of danger and perseverance.

An international team working with staff from the National Park Service found the footprints in a lakebed that contains other prints going back between 11,550 and 13,000 years.

Smaller prints that appear at points along the shores of ancient Lake Otero indicate the caregiver occasionally put down the child, believed to be 3 or younger.

The prints show the person carrying the child made a return journey along the same path a few hours later, though the shape of the prints suggest the child was no longer present.

Taken together, the prints tell the story of a taxing journey, but each track offers even more specific details: of the pace of stride, a slip here, a stretch there to avoid a puddle.

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