Engare Sero Footprints
More than 400 Homo sapiens footprints in volcanic ash flats on the lakeshore, dating back about 12,000 years. It is the largest known collection of human footprints in Africa.
Preserved on the volcanic ash mud on the southern shore of the lake are more than 400 footprints of Homo sapiens. Researchers date them to roughly 10,000 to 19,000 years ago. They may have been left by a group walking across the mud flats after a rain of volcanic ash from Ol Doinyo Lengai, and they are the largest known prehistoric human footprint site in Africa. Local Maasai reported the site in 2008. It is lightly fenced and has interpretive signs, and visiting requires a guide, costing about 10 to 20 USD. Go in the dry season, as rain turns the ground muddy. The visit can be combined with a walk along the flamingo-lined lakeshore.
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