In the annals of scientific discovery, few findings have the potential to rattle established theories as profoundly as the unearthing of ancient footprints. Such was the case when a trail of fossilized footprints dating back 5.7 million years was unearthed in the rugged terrain of Crete, a revelation that threatened to rewrite the narrative of early human evolution. Unlike the footprints of their... 

The oldest known footprints of prehuman humans have been found on the Mediterranean island of Crete and are at least six million years old, according to an international research team. They are significantly older than similar findings made in Africa and suggest that a European pre-human may have evolved separately, according to the study in Scientific Reports. Footprints from fossilized beach sediments...