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- Dog walkers found ancient footprints at Lunan Bay, Scotland, triggering an urgent archaeological excavation.
- The footprints date to the early first century A.D., revealed by shifting sands after winter storms.
- A team from University of Aberdeen, led by Professor Kate Britton, documented the site.
- The sea rapidly eroded the area, leaving few features.
- Britton described the site as globally rare, urging public reporting to help preserve coastal archaeology.
