Footsteps to Footprints
The oldest human footprints to date were discovered in 2021 in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. They are thought to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old.
For approximately five million years our species have been walking upright. Our ancestors traded in the ability to climb trees with ease for a ground-based existence. In evolution, being bipedal has helped us in cooling our bodies’, to travel great distances, see over tall grasses and free our hands to carry tools and infants.
For approximately five million years our species have been walking upright. Our ancestors traded in the ability to climb trees with ease for a ground-based existence. In evolution, being bipedal has helped us in cooling our bodies’, to travel great distances, see over tall grasses and free our hands to carry tools and infants.