Research geologists Kathleen Springer and Jeff Pigati were invited to use their skills in dating organic materials to help solve the mystery of the true age of ancient footprints found in White Sands. They discuss the process on Unlocking The Past with host Eric Erickson and how their discoveries push back the clock by thousands of years and change our very understanding of the age of humans in North America.

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