The footprints at Laetoli were remarkably well-preserved because: they were made in an ash slurry that quickly hardened and were then buried by volcanic ash soon after theyformed. they were slowly buried by volcanic ash after sitting in the open air for a long period of time. they are very young; their preservation is thus solely a function of their age. they were never buried; the Laetolil Beds that preserve the footprints are the youngest of a series ofstratigraphic units.

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Rosemary Stewart

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14 August, 02:11

The footprints at Laetoli were remarkably well-preserved because: they were made in an ash slurry that quickly hardened and were then buried by volcanic ash soon after theyformed. they were slowly buried by volcanic ash after sitting in the open air for a long period of time. they are very young; their preservation is thus solely a function of their age. they were never buried; the Laetolil Beds that preserve the footprints are the youngest of a series ofstratigraphic units.

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Jaylee Chang · Answer 1

The footprints at Laetoli were remarkably well-preserved because: they were made in an ash slurry that quickly hardened and were then buried by volcanic ash soon after they formed.

Explanation:

Laetoli -

It is the archaeological site present in the region of northern Tanzania.

In this site the footprint of the ancient humans are preserved, because of the volcanic eruption.

Around 3.85 million years ago, a volcanic eruption took place, and due to the ash fall of the eruption, the foot prints of the ancients got preserved.