White Sands NP, United States of America. 30 January, 2020. Fossilized Ice Age human footprints set in gypsum mud that hardened to rock estimated at 23,000-21,000 years ago, October 5, 2023 in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA. The area around the ancient lakebed of Lake Otero is the oldest direct evidence of human presence in the Americas. Credit: National Park Service/NPS/Alamy Live News

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Location: White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
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