Carved stone footprints dot the path that Mahatma Gandhi took toward a prayer meeting in New Delhi 64 years ago, ending where his frail body was torn by an assassin's bullets.
Hitchcock got interested in fossil tracks in the 1830s when he learned that sidewalk building materials in nearby South Hadley, Massachusetts, included pieces of stone with footprints.
But if you took your chance, you could still find a broken paving stone outside with footprints embedded, supposed to mark the spot where Princip took aim.
The Scottish kings of Dál Riata were inaugurated by putting their foot in a footprint in stone, signifying that they would follow in the footsteps of their predecessors.
Light-colored paving stones nearby outline the modest footprint of the City Tavern (Stadt Herbergh), built in 1641.
The show begins in India, where footprints carved in stone (buddhapada) appeared at Buddhist sites from the second century B.C. onward.
The logic is clear for Walgreens, says Kantar Retail analyst Bryan Roberts: "It can use Alliance Boots' retail and wholesale footprint as a stepping stone into exciting emerging markets".
One of his most treasured possessions is a heavy stone slab with a dinosaur's footprint in it, reputed to be something over a hundred and fifty million years old.
As for signs of the Sixth Dalai Lama himself, there is a small wooden box with a stone inside that has a faint footprint — supposedly his, even though he was taken from this area before he turned 3.
Blurred footprints, a smooth flat stone good for skimming.
There, stone floors are carved with animal footprints: subtle trails that lead to an eclectic, equally surprising collection, including works by Dürer, Rembrandt, Delacroix.
