5.7 million years old human-like footprints found in Greece...

5.7 million years old human-like footprints found in Greece London, Sep 2 (IANS) In a finding that could challenge the widely accepted theories of human evolution, researchers have discovered 5.7 million years old human-like footprints on an island in Greece.

The new footprints from Trachilos in western Crete, described in the journal Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, could take the trail of early human evolution beyond Africa.

Earlier studies had suggested that all fossil hominins older than 1.8 million years (the age..