A new study has been published that showcases a set of 300,000-year-old Homo heidelbergensis tracks from rock strata in Saxony, Germany.
, the team has determined that the tracks were made by three individuals, probably relatively young, accompanied by a larger adult, presumably part of a family unit. The presence of younger members also indicates, according to the researchers, that this group was likely gathering rather than hunting.
”Depending on the season, plants, fruits, leaves, shoots, and mushrooms were available around the lake. Our findings confirm that the extinct human species dwelled on lake or river shores with shallow water. This is also known from other Lower and Middle Pleistocene sites with hominin footprints,” says Altamura.
The Schöningen tracks provide insights into the daily life of a family and can reveal details about the behavior, social structure, and interactions between hominin groups and other animals, such as elephant herds and smaller mammals. “Based on the tracks, including those of children and juveniles, this was probably a family outing rather than a group of adult hunters,” Altamura explains. The other non-human tracks are also very interesting.
“The elephant tracks we discovered at Schöningen reach an impressive length of 55 centimeters. In some cases, we also found wood fragments in the prints that were pushed into the – at that time still soft – soil by the animals,” explains Dr. Jordi Serangeli, excavation supervisor at Schöningen, and he adds, “There is also one track from a rhinoceros –– which is the first footprint of either of these Pleistocene species ever found in Europe,” he added.“The ca.
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