Tag Archives: Kasteli

A local high school teacher has been arrested for the theft of fossil footprints in Kasteli, Chania, on the island of Crete. A part of the stolen human-like footprints were found in the home of the 55-year-old who is a resident of Kissamos. Security cameras had recorded the thief when …

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Ten out of the forty newly discovered fossil footprints in Kasteli, Chania, have been stolen by  unknown thieves. The unprecedented theft was discovered by a citizen  who visited the site and saw that several fossil footprints had been removed, while the site was damaged. According to Greek media, security cameras …

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Newly discovered fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution. The human-like footprints from Kasteli may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test. Did our ancestors take their first steps in Crete? Photograph of two prints possibly representing a static stance of one individual. The footprints …

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