Two trails of ancient human footprints left by humans trekking across a Moroccan beach 90,000 years ago were discovered intact by archaeologists, who say they represent some of the oldest human prints ever uncovered. Researchers discovered 85 human footprints stamped into the sand while studying boulders near the northern tip of North Africa in 2022, according to a study published in Scientific Reports this January. They are also the oldest footprints attributed to humans to ever be found in the region, scientists wrote in the paper. “We took measurements on-site to determine the length and depth of the prints,” Sedrati said. That’s why the footprints are so well preserved here.”6 The tracks are the oldest footprints attributed to humans ever found in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean.
