TRACKED DOWN: Namibian Animal Tracking Experts Help German Archaeologists Match Footprint Pictures To Animals

Image shows detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia, undated photo. The carvings date back to the Later Stone Age. Note: Licensed content. Andreas Pastoors, Tracking in Caves/Newsflash) Image shows detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia, undated photo. The carvings date back to the Later Stone Age. Note: Licensed content. Andreas Pastoors, Tracking in Caves/Newsflash)
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21 September 2023
Archaeologists examining prehistoric artwork of footprints up to 50,000 years old in southwest Africa have been able to determine the type of animals and even their likely ages by cooperating with native experts for the first time. Researchers from Germany's Cologne University and Erlangen...