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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 3.6 million years
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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protected site
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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early human behavior
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gptkbp:date
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approximately 3.6 million years old
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Mary_Leakey
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:footprint_age_determination_method
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radiometric dating
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gptkbp:footprint_analysis_method
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3 D scanning
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gptkbp:footprint_comparison
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modern human footprints
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gptkbp:footprint_conservation_efforts
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ongoing
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gptkbp:footprint_cultural_impact
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understanding of early hominins
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gptkbp:footprint_depth
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up to 5 cm
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gptkbp:footprint_depth_variation
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indicates weight differences
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gptkbp:footprint_distribution
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across multiple layers
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gptkbp:footprint_educational_value
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important for teaching evolution
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gptkbp:footprint_exhibition
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museums worldwide
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gptkbp:footprint_formation_process
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gptkb:volcanic_activity
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gptkbp:footprint_historical_significance
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key to human ancestry
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gptkbp:footprint_morphology
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similar to modern humans
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gptkbp:footprint_orientation
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south-southwest
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gptkbp:footprint_pattern
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bipedal walking
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gptkbp:footprint_preservation_location
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gptkb:Laetoli_site
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gptkbp:footprint_preservation_method
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natural casting
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gptkbp:footprint_research_collaborators
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international teams
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gptkbp:footprint_research_funding
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various grants
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gptkbp:footprint_research_impact
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evolutionary biology
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gptkbp:footprint_research_significance
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insight into locomotion
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gptkbp:footprint_scientific_community
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widely studied
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gptkbp:footprint_size
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approximately 24 cm long
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gptkbp:footprint_spacing
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indicates walking speed
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gptkbp:footprint_width
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approximately 10 cm
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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trace fossil
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gptkbp:geological_formation
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Laetolil Beds
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Pleistocene epoch
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Laetoli footprints
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gptkbp:impact
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understanding human evolution
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gptkbp:is_a_site_of
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paleoanthropological site
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Tanzania
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gptkbp:number_of_footprints
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over 70
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gptkbp:preservation_condition
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well-preserved
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gptkbp:preservation_efforts
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volcanic ash
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gptkbp:public_interest
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high
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gptkbp:publication
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gptkb:Nature
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gptkbp:research
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paleontology
footprint analysis
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gptkbp:research_institutes
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gptkb:stone
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gptkbp:significance
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evidence of bipedalism
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gptkbp:species
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:type
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hominin footprints
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkb:Lucy:_The_Origins_of_Humankind
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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