NPR: Isabelle De Groote https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=276430588 Isabelle De Groote en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:44:26 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Isabelle De Groote https://www.npr.org/tags/276430588/isabelle-de-groote A Prehistoric Family? Looking For Clues In The Mud Ancient footprints discovered in Britain show that five individuals of mixed ages took a stroll together 800,000 years ago. Commentator Barbara J. King asks whether it's scientifically credible to consider these individuals a family. Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:44:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/02/13/275904399/a-prehistoric-family-what-footprints-can-and-can-t-tell-us https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/02/13/275904399/a-prehistoric-family-what-footprints-can-and-can-t-tell-us

Ancient footprints discovered in Britain show that five individuals of mixed ages took a stroll together 800,000 years ago. Commentator Barbara J. King asks whether it's scientifically credible to consider these individuals a family.

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