Scientists noted deep and perfectly preserved prints gouged out of what was once soft, squishy mud. They were covered with sediment over time, but Hatala's team excavated them in 2022. “There’s one ...

It was made at a decent walking pace … especially since they were walking through mud. There's not a clear destination at the end," Hatala said."It's hard to say what exactly they were doing ...

"There's one long trackway with 12 (hominin) footprints in it. It was made at a decent walking pace … especially since they were walking through mud. There's not a clear destination at the end," ...