Footprints Of Paleolithic Man Found On Cheju Island (Korea - 50k yo)

The Korea Times ^ | 2-6-2004 | Han Eun-Jung

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Footprints of Paleothic Man Found on Cheju Island

By Han Eun-jung

Footprints of a Paleolithic man, the first to be found in Asia, and fossilized animal tracks dating back to about 50,000 years ago were discovered on Cheju Island, the Cultural Properties Administration said at a press briefing in Seoul on Friday.

More than 100 footprints of ancient man and thousands of horse, elephant, bird and deer fossil tracks were found in Namcheju-gun on the southern island province of Cheju and along the shores of the island's Andok-myon.

The fossils were discovered by Professor Kim Jung-yul of the Korean National University of Education last October when he was conducting studies on the fossils of mammals and birds. Some 1,000 fossils of deer and 200 fossils of birds were discovered. Also found were the fossils of mollusks, anthropods and plants.

Footprints of Paleothic man are a rare sight and have been seen in only six other countries _ Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Chile, France and Italy _ to date.

The human footprints that Kim found are of 21-25 centimeters in length, and the imprints of the foot are clearer than those found in Kenya and Tanzania. Not only are the heel and ball of the foot evident in the imprints but the imprint of the medial arch is also explicit.

``This discovery is evidence that Paleothic man lived in the Cheju area, and it is also important data that can help in understanding the body build of ancient man,'' Kim said.

Horse fossil tracks, which have been found only in the United States and Tanzania, and elephant footprints, reported to have been seen in the U.S., Tanzania, Argentina and Japan are also rare discoveries.

The collection was uncovered from the geological stratum that formed in the late Pleistocene, which falls under the quaternary stage of the Cenozoic Era.

The Culture Properties Administration is considering naming the area a national monument and has restricted entrance as of Feb. 5 in an effort to preserve the fossils.

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[balrog666]

What? Older than 6,000 years? Maybe a god put them there to fool us all.

[aimhigh]

What? Older than 6,000 years? Maybe a god put them there to fool us all.

Or the estimate of the age is bogus.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

>>What? Older than 6,000 years? Maybe a god put them there to fool us all.

>Or the estimate of the age is bogus.

Or the estimate of gods existence is bogus.

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How would the age of the foot print be determined?

[CobaltBlue]

Two right feet from different individuals? Or the same individual, once just walking, once carrying a heavy load, like a big load of meat?

[antiRepublicrat]

How would the age of the foot print be determined?

It depends on the probable age and the circumstances of fossilization, but could be carbon dating (although this one's too old for that), thermoluminescence, stratigraphic correlation or argon-argon. They can also date the actual fossils found around the footprints.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - AGE of EARTH - FOSSILS

[MonroeDNA]

God put them their to test our faith.

(plugging ears) I can't hear you blah blah blah

[skinkinthegrass]

Fossilized?...only after 50,000 years...I would have though the mineralization would have taken much longer.

[skinkinthegrass]

They can also date the actual fossils found around the footprints.

Is there a minimum span of time for the fossilization to occur?...it was only 50,000 years....out in the open, subject to weathering.

[antiRepublicrat]

I am not an archaeologist, but from what I know the footprint must be covered with something before being weathered for fossilization to occur. The dating methods often involve dating the soil deposits over the footprint.

[Lazamataz]

Namcheju-gun

I had a Namcheju-gun.

It kept jamming.

[Lazamataz]

Two right feet from different individuals? Or the same individual, once just walking, once carrying a heavy load, like a big load of meat?

No, two right feet from the same individual.

Back then they couldn't afford left feet.

'Twas a luxury.

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"I had a Namcheju-gun."

"It kept jamming."

Some of the Norinco do too. (Trade the stamped parts for milled parts)

[skinkinthegrass]

...but from what I know the footprint must be covered with something before being weathered for fossilization to occur. The dating methods often involve dating the soil deposits over the footprint.

OH! I understand that...it seem the weathering would have stop the fossilization and the mineralization would have taken longer than 50k years...hopefully someone on FR can help.