Oldest Human Footprints in the Southwest Discovered at Tucson Construction Site

Western Digs ^ | January 21, 2016 | Blake de Pastino

[huldah1776]

wow. where have I been? (did I leave any tracks?)

http://www.visioninconsciousness.org/Ancient_Civilizations_39.htm

[Inyo-Mono]

Very interesting.

[ro_dreaming]

Before Christ Enters
Christ entered

[DesertRhino]

“Yes, it means Before Common Era.”

Now what was this event that happened 2000 years ago that separates the common era from Before it? Does anybody know?

[DesertRhino]

“I have seen human footprints alongside what is claimed to be dinosaur footprints in stone.”

Hoax, no human was ever alive with a dinosaur.

[lurk]

The footprints were preserved by a sudden flood that silted them in place.

Really now...?

[Redcitizen]

Could be a skinwalker with that dewclaw. This is the southwest we’re talking about after all. ;)

[ApplegateRanch]

Says you!

I remember the day I made those tracks.

[SunkenCiv]

There are fossilized dinosaur prints in strata excavated near Glen Rose, TX; there are no fossilized human footprints there. During the Great Depression, some enterprising folks nearby took advantage of myth of the “giant human” footprints (they are of three-toed dinosaurs) and carved fakes for sale to rube tourists.

[SunkenCiv]

I think it was more of a lifestyle choice; the making of footwear was, of course, practiced by Precolumbian Americans.

[Beowulf9]

Pretty hard on your feet. I would think that alone would lead to shoes.

[PIF]

Alley-oop. I used to love that comic back in the day

[colorado tanker]

IIRC, little is know about the culture(s) that preceded the Hohokam.

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Probably the Pimpimp’em.

[colorado tanker]

:-))

[Bellflower]

There are fossilized dinosaur prints in strata excavated near Glen Rose, TX; there are no fossilized human footprints there. During the Great Depression, some enterprising folks nearby took advantage of myth of the “giant human” footprints (they are of three-toed dinosaurs) and carved fakes for sale to rube tourists.

Are you sure? Have you investigated from an unbiased position? This is interesting. Please watch it and let me know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xYyHU5mRFo

[SunkenCiv]

Bias? Right back at ya. Bye.

[Bellflower]

I did not accuse you, I asked a question. As far as bias I believed strongly as you do until I realized that I had been sold a false bill of goods. I believe in investigating things thoroughly and not just accepting the status quo. I am a strong seeker of truth. Again I did not accuse you, I asked you a question. If you have looked into the subject from angles and had come to a different conclusion I would have respected that. I wish you wouldn’t have given a knee jerk mean reply as I respect you.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Bellflower. The fact remains, there are no human footprints ("giants" or otherwise) in the fossil record at that location. There are barely any fossil or otherwise preserved human footprints from any era, when considered against the number of times the ground has felt human footfall. Humans didn't walk with the dinosaurs. Given the frequency with which the Earth gets bashed by impactors from space, it isn't surprising that, had there been humans 65 million years ago, it's unlikely they would have survived the Chicxulub impact at the K-T boundary. The Ries Basin impact 15 million years ago occurred during the era when the ancestor species of humans were around, but was located well away from the areas where those fossils have been found. The Eltanin impact was about 2 million years ago, was on water, and was in the deep southern ocean.