Researchers have unearthed 29 footprints in a layer of sediment on the shoreline of Calvert Island in British Columbia. “We were actively searching for archaeological sites along this lower shoreline when we came across the footprints. The team returned during 2015 and 2016 to carry out further excavations, uncovering another 28 footprints. 850,000-year-old human footprints found in Norfolk Read moreProf Nick Ashton, curator of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections at the British Museum, who has worked on the ancient Happisburgh hominid footprints in Norfolk, welcomed the findings. “It supports the idea that the first peopling of the Americas was from eastern Asia at a time of lower sea levels, when the landmasses were larger, but probably with the assistance of sea-faring vessels.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 18:00 UTC