Dog walkers trigger archaeological race to preserve 2,000-year-old footprints in shifting sands

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. London researchers have reconstructed a large Roman wall plaster collection, revealing 1,800-year-old frescoes that decorated a high-status building. (Source: MOLA) Dog walkers recently stumbled across strange-looking footprints on a Scottish beach — a discovery that triggered an urgent archaeological excavation. The footprints were uncovered at Lunan Bay in Angus, on Scotland's eastern coast. Sands had shifted during winter storms in the area, revealing the prints. Two locals, Ivor Campbell and Jenny Snedden, were strolling along the beach with their dogs, Ziggy and Juno, when they spotted "distinct markings," the University of Aberdeen said in a recent press release. AUDIOBOOKS SURGE AS TRAVEL FAVORITE, HELPING FUEL DEBATE OVER WHAT ‘COUNTS’ AS READING "[Campbell] called council archaeologist Bruce Mann who, suspecting both the significance of the