Ancient English 8,200 Year Old Footprints

8,200 years have passed since a perfectly preserved human footprint was crushed into some ancient mud on Formby Beach.

One of the world's greatest collections of ancient animal footprints may already be seen along the sandy coast of north-west England. Researchers discovered¹ the oldest prints were made considerably earlier than assumed, adding to that collection. The oldest print is roughly 1,000 years old and the oldest print dates back almost 9,000 years. These discov…