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Footprints from 10,000 years ago reveal treacherous trek of traveler, toddler – CNET

Human prints found in a dried-up New Mexico lakebed tell a dramatic story of perseverance.

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An artist’s representation of what the treacherous journey might have looked like. 
Bournemouth University
Ancient human footprints found in a dried-up New Mexico lakebed present a remarkably detailed snapshot from more than 10,000 years ago. An adolescent or small adult female carries a young child nearly a mile across muddy terrain frequented by mammoths, giant sloths, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves. Then the traveler turns around and makes the journey back, without the child in tow, per…

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