Tuesday, September 15
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Scientists Found Footprints That Reveal a New Past

Did you know scientists found the oldest human footprint ever? Itโ€™s a single step frozen in time, left by an ancient human over 1.2 million years ago in Spain! This footprint gives us a rare glimpse into how our distant ancestors lived and moved around. Whatโ€™s cool is that it was preserved in mud that hardened over time, almost like natureโ€™s time capsule. Researchers believe it was made by a young individual, possibly part of a family group exploring the area. Itโ€™s amazing to think a simple footprint can teach us so much about our ancient past!
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Chalcolithic leather shoe: By Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, Guy Bar-Oz, Thomas Higham – https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0010984, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10609502
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