Africa’s biggest collection of ancient human footprints has been found
Hundreds of fossilized impressions are providing a glimpse into ancient human behavior
![Ol Doinyo Lengai](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/051320_BB_ancient-footsteps_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
This volcano in East Africa, called Ol Doinyo Lengai, erupted long ago and produced a mudflow that preserved the biggest collection of ancient human footprints (some shown in the foreground) found in Africa so far.
Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce