Geologists have discovered more than 3 footprints of primitive humans dating back to 4,000-5,000 years, on the shores of Lake Natron in the village of Engaro Cerro, nine miles from the volcanic volcano in southern Tanzania, Africa.
They were covered mainly because of volcanic ash and clay. Researchers say that the impression was made when humans walked the earth in the wake of modern human civilization. As for the thousand years old impression here, some of the impressions are 3 thousand years old.
Those thousand years mean it's a strange time. Physiologically, modern people (homo sapiens) have become, at this very moment, or even a little earlier, the modern creative man (homo sapiens). This is the ultimate turning point in becoming human beings. Getting the footprints right at that time is like getting a 'gold mine' to scientists. The story of the beginnings of the modern man is hidden here! In Africa, there is no such footprint of Homo sapiens anywhere else in the world.
The research team was led by a National Geographic grantee Appalachian State University geologist. Cynthia Leutkus Pierce. Dr. Pierce told The Mail Online, "Footprints were made about 3,000 and 4,000 years ago." This means that these footprints are the latest sign of the Pleistocene era.
These footprints in the village of Nigro Cerro have added a unique record to fossil footprint sites around the world. This will give us an idea of the activity and behavior of our ancestors of the Pleistocene era.
Also, the research team is identifying at least 20 tracks, which prove that some of the footprints have resulted from people's jogging. The footprints also show evidence of more than 12 people traveling together.
Although some of the footprints were discovered more than ten years ago by a local villager, it was the first time an American conservationist visited the area that it had caught the attention of the scientific community in the 21st.
Researchers are now looking for ways to preserve the space long-term. Although the 3D picture of each footprint will also serve as a useful backup. Researchers believe there are probably more footprints under the shoulders.
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