Looking Down the Trench (fb6aaf7f-b9da-4620-8060-6ed275aa6b79)
Summary
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
Tags
archaeology in new mexico
footprints
fossils
images from np gallery
photographs taken on 2020 01 20
trenches
white sands national park
high resolution
Date
20/01/2020
Source
English: NPGallery
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