Episode 2: The Lost Footprints of White Sands 👣

23,000-year-old human footprints in New Mexico might rewrite everything we thought we knew about the first Americans.

Who were they? How did we miss them? And what does it mean for the Clovis theory?

Listen now and walk through history ... one muddy footprint at a time.

APA References – Episode 2

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Discover Magazine. (2023, October 6). White Sands Footprints Confirmed as the Oldest Evidence of Humans in the Americas. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/white-sands-footprints-confirmed-as-the-oldest-evidence-of-humans-in-the

National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Bering Land Bridge. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/bering-land-bridge/

National Park Service. (n.d.). Footprints at White Sands National Park. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/footprints-at-white-sands.htm

Sci.News. (2023, October 6). Human Footprints from White Sands Date to the Last Glacial Maximum. https://www.sci.news/archaeology/white-sands-footprints-14012.html

Smithsonian Magazine. (2023). These Ancient Footprints May Be the Oldest Evidence of Humans in the Americas. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-ancient-footprints-may-be-the-oldest-evidence-of-humans-in-the-americas-180978678/

University of Arizona News. (2023, October 5). Earliest Evidence of Humans in the Americas Confirmed by New UArizona Study. https://news.arizona.edu/news/earliest-evidence-humans-americas-confirmed-new-u-study

Yahoo News. (2023, October 7). Recent Study Supports Dates of Early Human Footprints Found in New Mexico. https://www.yahoo.com/news/recent-study-supports-dates-early-040000546.html

School for Advanced Research (SAR). (2023). Oldest Footprints in America? https://sarweb.org/blog-oldest-footprints-in-america/