1.2 lakh-year-old footprints of humans & animals found in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has announced the discovery of 1.2 lakh-year-old footprints of humans, elephants and predators around an ancient dry lake on the outskirts of Tabuk region. The archaeological discovery is the first scientific evidence of the oldest habitation in the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission said. Around 233 fossils of elephants and oryx bone remains were also found.