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The Poetry of Science – "this is sixth form poetry, not Keats or Yeats"

The Poetry of Science – "this is sixth form poetry, not Keats or Yeats"

This poem is inspired by the discovery of 1.5-million-year-old footprints in Kenya

The Poetry of Science – "this is sixth form poetry, not Keats or Yeats"
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Poem inspired by recent research which found 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at the same spot in Kenya .

Researchers uncovered footprints in Koobi Fora , Kenya , estimated to be around 1,5 million years old .

These footprints provide the first clues of different walking patterns from two species of early humans Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei on the same ancient soil.