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Looking Down the Trench (fb6aaf7f-b9da-4620-8060-6ed275aa6b79)

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Image of a direct angle inside a trench that demonstrates the length and depth of the trench. Trench walls show sedimentary layers and base of trench contain human footprints. One footprint is marked using a ruler.

Researchers dug many trenches such as this to gather information and estimate time periods using the sedimentary layers. Based on the depth of the footprint, researchers can provide a time frame of the human activity.

Keywords: Footprint; Human; Fossil; Trench; Archeology

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archaeology in new mexico footprints fossils images from np gallery photographs taken on 2020 01 20 trenches white sands national park high resolution
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20/01/2020
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English: NPGallery
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archaeology in new mexico footprints fossils images from np gallery photographs taken on 2020 01 20 trenches white sands national park high resolution