Acahualinca’s Ancient Footprints

Near the southern shore of Lake Managua in Nicaragua, a set of ancient footprints were found in
the hardened ash of a volcano which erupted 6000 years ago. When the ash and mud was still
soft, a group of up to 15 Paleo-Indian people walked across it. The hardening ash preserved their
footprints, along with the prints of numerous animals. These footprints are now the oldest record
of human life in Managua.
These footprints were accidentally discovered in 1874 by construction workers. Ten years later,
archaeologist and medical doctor Earl Flint brought the footprints to the attention of scientists
and the media. However, scientific excavations and analysis did not begin until 1941, when the
Carnegie institution of Washington erected a building on site to protect the footprints.
Early reports seemed to indicate that the people were running, possibly to escape from the
volcano which caused the ash fall. However, further study has ruled that out. The distance
between the footprints was shorter, indicating that they were walking at the time. Although there
were also fossilized footprints of numerous animals, there is no indication that the animals were
traveling alongside the humans – in fact, the animal footprints intersect the human prints, the
proceed in other directions.
In the 1960s and 70s, further research was done at the site. The sand directly under the footprints
was radiocarbon dated to approximately 5945 years, give or take 145 years. In 1978, the
excavation was taken further. More footprints were discovered at a depth of 4m (around 12 feet).
The footprints may continue further, though further excavation is needed.
Casts of these footprints have been taken and can be seen at the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology in Harvard University. Other specimens are at the Smithsonian Institution. The
Museum of Acahualinca in western Managua contains the original footprints, along with
footprints from mammoths and a selection of pre-Columbian tools.

6000 year old human footprints preserved in volcanic mud near the lake in Managua, Nicaragua.
Courtesy Wikipedia.

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