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Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t Be (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 48 points 3 days ago

given the fossil and archeological evidence for the spread of H. sapiens into the Levant and Arabia during [the era 130,000 to 80,000 years ago] and absence of Homo neanderthalensis from the Levant at that time, we argue that H. sapiens was responsible for the tracks at Alathar.

Scientists: Since we already know H. Sapiens was here then, we think they did it.

Headline: Human footprints shouldn't be here then!