Articles for tag: Footprints, Fossils

The "Ghost Tracks" of White Sands: 23,000-Year-Old Footprints Rewrite Human History

The “Ghost Tracks” of White Sands: 23,000-Year-Old Footprints Rewrite Human History

Annette Uy

Imagine walking across the pristine white gypsum dunes of New Mexico and suddenly discovering that you’re literally following in the footsteps of humans who lived over 20,000 years ago. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the remarkable reality at White Sands National Park, where archaeologists have uncovered the oldest confirmed human footprints in North America. These ancient ...

White Sands Footprints: Did Humans Reach the Americas Earlier Than We Thought?

White Sands Footprints: Did Humans Reach the Americas Earlier Than We Thought?

Annette Uy

Something extraordinary is quietly reshaping our understanding of human history. Imagine standing in the dazzling white dunes of New Mexico, surrounded by silence and sunlight, only to discover ancient footprints pressed into the ground—evidence of people walking here thousands of years before anyone thought possible. These ghostly tracks, left behind by bare feet long ago, ...