In their paper, the scientists actually examine why that ancient mud was so special at all: “An experimental study of modern human footprints in mud flats found that fine details were lost ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known human footprint on the Arabian peninsula, perfectly preserved in a prehistoric mud hole, suggesting human migration occurred prior to the Ice Age.

researchers weren't sure if the print belonged to a human or hominin ancestor, rather than, say, a ground sloth gamboling through the mud. But now, researchers have determined that the footprint ...

According to a recent report published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, British scientists, on a routine geological survey, have discovered the footprints of ancient humans called hominins on ...