The footprints were found alongside a metre-long system of fishing weirs used to feed a nearby Stone Age community.
The discovery of the prints’ close proximity to the weirs, suggest the fishermen attempted to safeguard their constructions before a flood came in and covered it all with sand.
Judging by the size of the prints, at least two people waded out into the silted seabed in an attempt to salvage what they could. With every step, the sand left behind by the flooding got pushed further into the bed to leave behind the tell-tale prints.
Story: Magnus Stroyer, The Copenhagen Post | Photo: Museum Lolland-Falster
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