Observation of S14-05

Six footprints that were identified as belonging to subject S14, a female adult, contain a special detail. Five of the six footprints form a trackway in the central part of sector C – left (S14-1), left (S14-2), right (S14-3), left (S14-4) and right (S14 - 5) (Fig. 19). While walking on the central axis of the chamber into the direction to the Mesolithic entrance and carrying additional weight, she changed speed from fast (S14-1) to slow (S14-2 to S14-5) to then accelerate again (S14-6) (Fig. 23). S14-6 is one isolated left footprint in the northern part of sector C that belongs probably to the same event despite the long distance between both spots. During the passage of the slow walk, subject S14 did a slight step to the left out of the walking axis, with the forepart of the foot sunk in deeply into the ground (Figs. 19 & 21). The whole event is interpreted as follows: Subject S14 carried a baby on her back, walked fast at first and then slowed down in the central area of sector C in order to push up the baby on her back into the right position. To do this, she made the slight step to the side and sunk with her forefoot deeper into the ground. Then she increased her speed again.