2-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Be The Oldest Example of an Early Human
2 days ago · An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the earliest known members of our genus. The 2-million-year …
Fossilized Footprints - U.S. National Park Service
Jan 3, 2026 · The fossilized footprints of White Sands are probably the most important resources in the Americas to understand the interaction of humans and extinct animals from the ice age.
White Sands footprints - Wikipedia
The White Sands footprints are a set of ancient human footprints discovered in 2009 at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, United States. In 2021 they were radiocarbon dated, based on seeds …
Tracking Humans’ First Footsteps in North America
Ancient human footprints, preserved in a dry lakebed at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, reveal remarkably vivid vignettes of life in the late Pleistocene: children jumping in puddles...
Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human ...
Oct 5, 2023 · In 2021, fossilized footprints from White Sands National Park in New Mexico were dated to between 20,000 and 23,000 years ago, providing key evidence for earlier occupation, although this …
Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America
Oct 5, 2023 · In September 2021, U.S. Geological Survey researchers and an international team of scientists announced that ancient human footprints discovered in White Sands National Park were …
The Oldest Known Human Footprints: What Do They Reveal?
Aug 1, 2025 · In recent decades, paleontologists, archaeologists, and geologists have uncovered a growing number of ancient human footprints across the globe. Each one has rewritten a piece of our …
A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for ...
4 days ago · A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we …
Oldest fossil human footprints in North America confirmed
Oct 6, 2023 · New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing humans in North America thousands of years earlier than …
Fossil footprints confirm the earliest human activity in North America
Jun 30, 2025 · Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found preserved in the gypsum-rich ground in White Sands, researchers have now confirmed that humans roamed North America 23,000 …