Africa Ancient trackway
some of earliest trackways human ancestors have been discovered in tanzania. laetoli trackway famous hominin footprints preserved in volcanic ash. after footprints made in powdery ash, soft rain cemented ash layer tuff, preserving prints. hominid prints produced 3 individuals, 1 walking in footprints of other, making original tracks difficult discover. tracks lead in same direction, might have been produced group — there nothing else support common reconstruction of nuclear family visiting waterhole together.
south africa
in south africa, 2 ancient trackways have been found containing footprints, 1 @ langebaan , 1 @ nahoon. both trackways occur in calcareous eolianites or hardened sand dunes. @ nahoon, trackways of @ least 5 species of vertebrates, including 3 hominid footprints, preserved casts. prints @ langebaan oldest human footprints, dated approximately 117,000 years old.
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