I am guessing that they had somehow remained buried by layers of sand/aggregates/mud over all these millennia, until recent erosion from the North Sea uncovered them. But it is pure serendipity that they were discovered in time to be recorded, before being forever obliterated by the sea. ... T.J. White On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Jim Robeson <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm curious. How could the foot prints wash away after 3 weeks of > photography when they hadn't washed away previously for 800,000 years? > > Jim > > > > On Feb 7, 2014, at 7:08 AM, "Peter " <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26025763 > > > > > > Some Pictures > > > > > > Regards > > > > Peter > > > > > > This e-mail is strictly confidential and intended solely for the > > addressee(s). > > It may contain personal and confidential information and as such may be > > protected by the Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998. > > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this email you must not > disclose, > > copy or distribute its contents to any other person nor use its contents > in > > any way or you may be acting unlawfully you must delete the email from > your > > system. > > > > Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as contract, this e-mail > does > > not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance > of a > > contract offer. > > > > This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact > > information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to > third > > parties. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of patrick > > holland > > Sent: 07 February 2014 2:52 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [yDNAhgI] 800,000 years old foot prints found in England > > > > Food for thought, > > > > > http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/years-old-uk-footprints/sto > > ry-fn3dxix6-1226821085299 > > > > Patrick Holland. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "All forces have been steadily employ'd to complete and delight me. ..." Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass," 14, line 1165