Footprints in Stone- Part 3
At White Sands National Park, a discovery was made that sent shockwaves through the scientific community. Fossilized human footprints challenges long-held beliefs about the timeline of human migration into the Americas. Known as the White Sands footprints, these tracks were discovered in 2009 within the park's ancient lake bed in southern New Mexico.
In 2021, radiocarbon dating of seeds embedded in the sediment layers placed the footprints between 21,000 and 23,000 years old. This would place human presence in North America thousands of years earlier than previously accepted—forcing a dramatic revision of the prevailing narrative of early human migration. However, the dating is still the subject of ongoing scientific debate, with some researchers questioning the reliability of the methods used and the context of the samples.
Youtuber Desert Drifter and a geo-archaeologist journeys deep into this landscape to examine the evidence—an investigation into one of the most consequential archaeological findings of the 21st century.
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