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Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms the antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches.

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[–] cypher_greyhat@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

How can we be sure?